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- Summary: The latest full-length release from Post Malone features guitar and pop influences with production from Louis Bell, Max Martin, Andrew Watt, and Rami Yacoub.
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Pop, Rap, Pop/Rock, Alternative Rap, Pop-Rap, Contemporary Rap, Cloud Rap
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Positive: 5 out of 10
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Mixed: 5 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Aug 2, 2023Melodic and heartfelt, Austin surprises at nearly every turn, whether that's by an unexpected sonic detour or the simple fact that Post Malone has never sounded this fearless.
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Jul 31, 2023The shift from trap beats and hip-hop delivery to purer pop suites Malone well, proving that slowing down can be a creative advantage, especially when you’re heading in the right direction.
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Aug 1, 2023It sounds like sobering stuff on paper. But on record, a lot of these songs play out as breezily as Styles’ “As It Was.” It’s a record that’s in constant conflict with itself, using candor and humor as a self-conscious form of denial, maybe; the easygoing infectiousness of the music always is reassuring us that there’s nothing to worry about amid all this conspicuous consumption.
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Jul 28, 2023Almost every track finds Post in some tortured posture like this, singing cheerily into a bottle he’s doomed to finish. They’re largely fine songs, and clever, but lighter than Post seems to want them to be.
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Aug 7, 2023Although always listenable, Austin soon gets tired and whiny.
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Aug 1, 2023For some reason—fear of boring his fans, obedience to the preferences of the streaming services, a career focused on club bangers—Malone won’t let these songs breathe. The result is an album that’s overstuffed and undercooked.
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Jul 31, 2023Yes, Malone is still able to whip out some sticky refrains, but the songs here all follow the same overly simplistic pop structure, to the point that their catchiness is less an affirmation of his songwriting talents and more of an inevitability of pop formula.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 18
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Mixed: 2 out of 18
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Negative: 3 out of 18
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Jul 28, 2023This album came with a big surprise, Posty came with a very different footprint and managed to show good songs
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Aug 2, 2023This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 31, 2023
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Jul 29, 2023Amazing, album made of hits. I wouldn't hear anything this summer but that music
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Aug 25, 2023
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Aug 2, 2023
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