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CRITIC REVIEWS
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Loaded with deliciously weird hooks, ‘Gag Order’ showcases a singer who is just getting started.
80
Whether the listener enjoys it or not, there’s no denying it’s an impressive step forward into the unknown for an artist who, from the sound of it, urgently needed to make it.
80
This new album, made with legendary producer Rick Rubin, is a disorientating listen.
80
Amid ongoing legal struggles, the singer’s fifth LP is some of her most intense music yet.
80
Never has Kesha's music felt this inspiringly rich. It has all the potential of once again making her a staple on the music scene, and this time even beyond pop.
80
The pop survivor addresses past traumas on her powerful fifth album, with lush production by Rick Rubin.
73
Gag Order is a discombobulating new direction for Kesha, but it’s clearly what maps closest to her mental state at this point in her career.
71
Swerving away from party-pop irreverence, Kesha collaborates with Rick Rubin on a spare and eccentric album about coming to terms with ambivalence.
70
The album articulates a working thesis for the singer's artistry that exists independently from commercial exhibitionism.
70
Kesha’s ended her time with Kemosabe with a record that’s refined in sound and emotionally nuanced. She might be choked by a gag order, but Kesha’s truth rings out loud and clear.
70
Kesha's least commercial-sounding but most mature album yet.
60
A sense of catharsis is etched all over an album the most successful moments of which happen when she mixes her experimental side with her pop sensibility.
60
Gag Order discards these pop niceties because it's designed as a purge, one that delivers catharsis for the artist without much consideration for the audience.
60
Her fifth album, produced by Rick Rubin, features sonic risks and strange subject matter. It mostly works.
60
Is Kesha’s new experimental art-pop record, Gag Order, a cautionary tale? A cry for help? A cathartic release? Most likely, it’s all of the above.
Raw and vulnerable, a singer showcasing her strongest talents to full extent.
Kesha's story is one of the saddest I've read in the music industry as an artist who was taken advantage of.
*TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF ABUSE*
The American singer first made her breakthrough in late 2009 with the pop song TiK ToK which became a Top 5 hit, and while it was cheesy, the level of charisma she had to display was near impossible to resist.
Her career was fuelled with plenty of charismatic dance-pop ... read more
Crafty, disorienting, unexpected, and begging you to come back for more.
Never been a fan of her music, but I have been one of her. I've always been down with her trying new things and always wanting to succeed; that's probably pretty universal considering her bullshit involvement with Satan himself, Dr. Luke (burn and rot, you bastard). Either way you take it and her art, I know I'm not alone with being a bit taken aback by the sounds here. Ranging from industrial beats fronting the single, ... read more
I’m sorry Kesha. I’m sorry for how the public treated you, I’m sorry for what Dr. Luke did to you, and I’m sorry for all the pain and fallout that’s happened because of it. This is your best project as a whole to date and I will always root for your success as you follow your muse. I hope one day you are truly happy.
this is a powerful comeback after struggling with abuse and i give her full credit in what she overcame
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Track List
| 1 | Something To Believe In 3:29 | 81 |
| 2 | Eat The Acid 4:02 | 85 |
| 3 | Living In My Head 3:06 | 74 |
| 4 | Fine Line 3:26 | 80 |
| 5 | Only Love Can Save Us Now 2:34 | 86 |
| 6 | All I Need Is You 3:01 | 76 |
| 7 | The Drama 4:23 | 79 |
| 8 | Ram Dass Interlude 1:14 | 72 |
| 9 | Too Far Gone 2:16 | 77 |
| 10 | Peace & Quiet 2:57 | 76 |
| 11 | Only Love Reprise 1:15 | 65 |
| 12 | Hate Me Harder 2:48 | 77 |
| 13 | Happy 4:22 | 82 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
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She really gives Holly Herndon with this cover like I love this, looks so synthetic, almost as if Kesha's entire experience were perceived as unimportant and "plastic"
Added on: April 5, 2023