joeylanza13

well, following up dangerous woman was bound to be a challenge, and i'm not exactly sure if she proved herself with this album. overall it's a messy project with even messier production—that does not translate to a cohesive body of work. it is also never my intention to specifically target one individual for their faults, but every single song produced by pharrell fell flat for me. that goes for the two rap features as well. if this had solely been produced by max martin and ... read more

undoubtedly her best body of work. this is ariana grande in her utmost element. it is a slinky and bombastic pop record which helped age her image, and solidified her as one of the music industry's main pop girls. those latex bunny ears will forever be a moment all on their own. album highlights include the title track, greedy, and the celestial closer, thinking bout you.

speechless. absolutely speechless. it would be an understatement to call this album anything short of a masterpiece. the grammy's didn't get it on first listen, but i sure did. album highlights include homemade dynamite, hard feelings, and perfect places.

despite a few notable misses, this is a pretty good modern pop record. there's nothing entirely new here, but there are a lot of exuberant pop moments that really shine through. specifically, cry about it later, tucked, and only love highlight katy's ability to curate quality *pop* music. it's her weakest record to date by far, but still worth a listen. here's hoping KP6 (143) is better than this.