Chromatica
by Lady Gaga
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
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  1. No Ripcord
    Jun 1, 2020
    60
    These are tracks that are built for individual consumption across a myriad of online platforms, so the composition of the album perhaps lessens in importance. Nevertheless, a couple more from the darker end like Free Woman' and Replay would achieve a bit more of the blend I suspect she was going for. Chromatica has its moments, but it isn't an album to play on repeat.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    May 29, 2020
    60
    Chromatica’s main flaw lies in its indecisiveness. Lady Gaga has a number of great ideas on this thing, but the problem is that she doesn’t know how to make them work with any pragmatic fluidity. There’s a lot of redeeming qualities to the tracks, but it’s a patchwork job more often than not.
  3. Spin
    Jun 3, 2020
    50
    On Chromatica, she seems too afraid or to removed from the Koons-loving side of herself to get too bizarre or to let the production dominate, two of Artpop’s best qualities. ... Chromatica functions as both stopgap escapism and yet another portrait of someone among us who’s trying to patch together her identity again.
  5. The New York Times
    Jun 3, 2020
    50
    It has some sparkling vocal moments. It reminds us how easily Lady Gaga, 34, can coax the world onto the dance floor. But it feels overwhelmingly safe. ... “Chromatica” is also a mixed bag.
  6. Slant Magazine
    May 29, 2020
    50
    Whether muddling the creation of the universe with both love and fame (“Sine from Above”) or teasing the theory of the world as a simulation (“Enigma”), these songs only scratch the surface of deeper ideas before falling back on the most basic of pop clichés.

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 10038 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8,483 out of 10038
  2. Mixed: 288 out of 10038
  3. Negative: 1,267 out of 10038
  1. Shartur
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Amazing, stunning, full of bangers all the world need it to heal, enigma, sine form above, Babylon, just to mention a couple of my favs
  2. Aquran
    May 29, 2020
    10
    The perfect pop record! Exactly what 2020 needed :)
    It's one of my favourite albums along with Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa, pop music is the future!
  3. AbnerJP
    May 28, 2020
    10
    The Queen of the dance floor is back. Stream Chromatica on Spotify and YouTube
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