AOTY 2023

Let Her Burn

Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn
Critic Score
Based on 6 reviews
2023 Ratings: #672 / 742
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2023 Ratings: #684
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
AllMusic
Closing on the soaring, bittersweet ballad "Performer," Black joins the ranks of other pop chameleons on an impressive and engaging reinvention.
80
NME
Admiring her transparency in her tainted love stories, which could both refer to her tumultuous relationship with music or a lover, and her bolshy exploration of bemusing eclectic pop music, ‘Let Her Burn’ is worth the wait.
80
DIY
Like a pop phoenix rising from 2011’s ashes, this is Rebecca Black showing us just what she’s capable of.
66
Sputnikmusic
There are fleeting glimpses of beauty to be discovered here regardless; time will tell if Black’s full vision can be realized beyond those passing moments.
59
Beats Per Minute

Rebecca Black has undoubtedly been through the fire and flames, and while the regeneration has been fascinating and reassuring to watch, Let Her Burn comes off best when you view it as a process still ongoing. There’s still so much higher she could get. We live and hope it does indeed get better still for Rebecca Black.

44
Pitchfork
To shed the stigma of “Friday,” Rebecca Black reinvents herself as a desperate hyperpop star.
ruubiks
74

This girl went to my middle school for a brief period, until people were being really fucking mean to her after she released Friday.
I always felt bad for Rebecca Black. The internet really wasn't kind to her ever since her infamous hit went viral in 2011... it felt as if all that hate was unwarranted.

Now, 12 years later, she's bitten back at the people who wronged her.. and released what seems to me.. to be a really damn solid pop album. I was pleasantly surprised that this debut came off ... read more

UltimateLifeFrm
79

Damn... I'm impressed!!

Rebecca Black's debut album surpasses all expectations to deliver 30mins of near-Electropop perfection.

Long ago were the days of "Friday" which became critically & publicly derided when it released back in 2011, and to be honest, it was never the "worst song ever".

Now it's time for everyone to push those days aside and welcome the new Rebecca Black, whose musical growth & evolvement has surprised me immensely and I'm honestly adoring ... read more

BradTasteMusic
42

I am rooting for Rebecca, and I want to see her succeed. Seeing her go from internet laughing stock to finding her own lane in Hyperpop is beautiful.

I just don’t think she is there yet. This is a boring listen. Rebecca is too drowned in her influences to have any voice of her own. The songwriting is also straight ass. The songs feel redundant. Idk man, I didn’t like this

nonbinaryPOTUS
95

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myburiedchild
50

Brad Taste summed it up perfectly. I love to see Rebecca succeeding, but the music just isn't great.

foux
74

Destroy Me has been in heavy rotation ever since the release of this record. The rest not so much but it's not because it's bad. I just never came back to this record, and I can confidently say that this isn't terrible. There's some good moments on here.

I wasn't really aware of Friday when it was popular, too young and unaware of current music, but I can tell looking back at it that this is miles better.

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Track List

1Erase You
3:17
75
2Destroy Me
3:02
77
3Misery Loves Company
2:49
75
4Crumbs
3:13
81
5Doe Eyed
2:35
69
6Sick To My Stomach
4:14
73
7What Am I Gonna Do With You
2:38
72
8Cry Hard Enough
2:49
72
9Look At You
2:44
77
10Performer
3:14
69
Total Length: 30 minutes

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Added on: November 10, 2022