DNA
by Backstreet Boys
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Jan 25, 2019
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. AllMusic
    Jan 28, 2019
    80
    With DNA, a revitalized Backstreet Boys exude an assured confidence, taking enough steps forward to continue their pop maturation without ignoring the hooks and harmonies that carried them all this way.
  2. Rolling Stone
    Feb 7, 2019
    70
    There’s a down-to-earth sense of crisp, hooky economy à la Mendes and Puth, gentlemanly horniness mixed with bittersweet innocence they wear well, even as grown men who know what it’s like to soldier their way to hard-earned redemption.
  3. The Guardian
    Jan 25, 2019
    60
    Well-manicured music that cannily plunders contemporary chart sounds and plonks a pitch-perfect harmony on them.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Jan 24, 2019
    40
    Mostly this standard boyband fare, reheated, and topped with modern pop sprinkles. It just feels so unnecessary.

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
  1. MMmaniac
    Feb 5, 2019
    10
    Their Best Album Since Never Gone (By Miles)
    Highlights of The Album;
    1 - DGBMH (Almost Perfect EDM Product) 2 - No Place (Old School BSB -    Their Best Album Since Never Gone (By Miles)
    Highlights of The Album;
    1 - DGBMH (Almost Perfect EDM Product)
    2 - No Place (Old School BSB - Catchy Adult Tune)
    3 - New Love & Passionate (Out of the box - Groovy in a Good Way)
    4 - The Way it Was (Nice Soulful hit with good Vocals)    … Full Review »
  2. sockruhtese
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    The album is half digital (modern, productionalized) and half analog (acoustic, soft). Digital + Analog = DNA. The best songs on this albumThe album is half digital (modern, productionalized) and half analog (acoustic, soft). Digital + Analog = DNA. The best songs on this album are the digital ones: Passionate, New Love, Breathe, Don't Go Breaking My Heart, The Way It Was, and Is It Just Me. The public seems to agree, as the group got their 1st Grammy nomination in 17 years with Don't Go Breaking My Heart. If they release more songs from the "digital" portion of the album, it should perform well.… Full Review »
  3. iBrunoAlcantara
    Jan 25, 2019
    10
    25 years later and they still do good pop music. This is not for everybody.
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