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70

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  • Summary: The third solo album for the ex-Girls frontman was co-produced with JJ Wiesler and was a surprise release on Bandcamp.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Jun 8, 2015
    80
    There’s a real sense of optimism and summer to the record.
  2. Uncut
    Aug 27, 2015
    80
    Loving, not by the spoonful but by the bucketful. [Oct 2015, p.80]
  3. Owens remains a naturally intuitive pop songwriter, and ultimately Chrissybaby Forever is a fresh slice of Californian good vibrations that arrives just in time for summer.
  4. Jun 24, 2015
    70
    It’s a massive, honest mess, loaded with love. And as such, it might even be called his most definitive album yet.
  5. Jun 8, 2015
    69
    Chrissybaby is 16 songs long, which might be more of this particular pleasant, low-stakes mood than you need at one uninterrupted stretch.
  6. 58
    Chrissybaby Forever is the music of Owens’ heart--unfiltered and unpolished, both to its credit and its detriment.
  7. Jun 9, 2015
    50
    Good moments are spread across 16 tracks, which is significantly more than any previous Owens’ effort, solo or otherwise, and the man’s sound has always been the opposite of unique. Over a prolonged tracklist, his invariant topic matter, coupled with his saccharine singing over slow-mid-tempo songs, becomes much too much.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Jun 22, 2016
    9
    Beautiful, sunny, and intoxicating. Demonstrates Christopher Owens effortless proclivity for pop. Saccharine love songs that edge on cloyingBeautiful, sunny, and intoxicating. Demonstrates Christopher Owens effortless proclivity for pop. Saccharine love songs that edge on cloying but hold sincere. I will definitely be returning to this album 10 years from now. Expand
  2. Jun 28, 2015
    8
    Huge fan of Girls so have been following Chris since that ended. Thie is by far his best effort, much more focused and etrong all the wwyHuge fan of Girls so have been following Chris since that ended. Thie is by far his best effort, much more focused and etrong all the wwy through. I Love You Like I Do and When You Say I Love You are gorgeous as bookends and two of hie strongeet songe hes ever writtn. Well done Chris! Expand