Put it on, dance, have a good time.

Surprisingly good!

That first half is just as good as it gets. Slightly weaker second half, but still incredibly good. If this doesn't get your blood flowing you're probably dead.

Clearly the people giving it 100 were going to give it that regardless of what it actually sounded like, because no sane person can say this is a brilliant record. It actually starts off quite strong with the first couple of tracks, but from there on the quality drops significantly. Lyrically she's sticking to her tried and trusted themes of boyfriends and falling out with girl friends, but the smart and clever word play that usually overcomes the hackneyed subject matter is absent here. ... read more

There's some decent songs on here, but it's nowhere near the quality of their earlier albums. I'm not a fan of the Fleetwood Mac-lite production, and some of the lyrics are embarrassing, but they retain a gift for a decent melody and the vocals can't be faulted.

Whilst it doesn't quite hit the heights of her classic last album, there's definitely good stuff on here. Musically it's much smoother and bigger that the jagged edges and sharp focus of Prioritise Pleasure. Lyrically her usual refreshing take on modern relationships remains, though '69' is so bad it sounds like someone doing an insulting parody of Self Esteem.

Utterly baffled by the praise for the original, which is dull paint-by-numbers dance pop. This remix ups the ante somewhat and makes it a more interesting and exciting proposition.

The auto tuned vocals spoil what is otherwise a musically fairly pleasant album.

Much more fun than you'd expect!

It doesn't bother me too much that it's a shameless LCD Soundsystem rip-off, after all LCD are themselves shameless rip-offs of other artists. However, LCD understood what made those artists great, and welded that to their own vision. This is just lifting the basic surface elements and welding them to some of the most embarrassing lyrics imaginable.

Darker and more stripped back than his previous releases, but that arch delivery and ear-catching wordplay remain. A rich and rewarding album.

A far cry from her unique and interesting debut album, Eilish has produced a well crafted mainstream pop album. There's nothing here that's bad per se, but other than her unique vocal style this could be an album by any of the other identi-kit pop stars around.

Predictable and derivative, but surprisingly enjoyable.

I can't believe Judas Priest have made the best album of the year so far! What the hell is going on!?

Bad.

Real hit and miss. Mostly dull fluff, but the odd decent track suddenly springs on you out of nowhere.

Not the kind of music I usually enjoy. I expected the turn off after a couple of tracks thinking they're obviously talented but its not for me. But to my pleasant surprise I kept going right for the whole record, and will be listening to it again. Doesn't do anything particularly unexpected, but washes over you with warm comfort.

Most of the time you'd be hard pressed to differentiate this from a Taylor Swift album - particularly her vocals and lyrics which are lifted wholesale from Swift. However, the quality of the writing and production ensures that , even if derivative, its an enjoyable listen.

Absolutely fucking fantastic.

Surprisingly good! Pretty consistent all the way through, which is some achievement for a triple album. It even had two tracks that make my Best of 2023 list - Empires and Beguiled.