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Mixed or average reviews- based on 81 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh full-length release for the Los Angeles pop-rock band led by Adam Levine features guest appearances from Bantu, blackbear, H.E.R., Juice WRLD, Megan Thee Stallion, Stevie Nicks, Nipsey Hussle, and YG.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Jun 30, 2021
    60
    Levine and company aren't the focus here, they're the connective tissue on a softly amorphous album that sounds entirely like latter-day Maroon 5 without ever quite seeming to belong to them.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 11, 2021
    60
    Ironically ‘Jordi’s stand out songs are the ones lacking almost entirely in guest star pull – instead, in these moments, they fuse ambitious, wide-screen arena-pop with messier, more complicated subject matter and Adam Levine’s feelings and experiences over the last three years. It’s here that Maroon 5 break free of paint-by-numbers pop, and unearth introspective clarity instead.
  3. Clash Music
    Jun 11, 2021
    50
    Continual evolutions has pushed them away from their roots, feeling less like a band and more like a committee, marking out different strategies without truly owning one themselves.
  4. Pitchfork
    Jun 16, 2021
    47
    Jordi bounces between smeary electropop haze, wobbles of tropical house, a forgettable Stevie Nicks appearance. It’s too cluttered to sink into, too limp for catharsis.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 11, 2021
    40
    Many of these songs are hip hop-lite, incorporating bland trap beats as Levine delivers lyrics in the kind of stutter pioneered by early Soundcloud rappers.
  6. The Guardian
    Jun 11, 2021
    40
    Elects to stay in its lane: a plethora of well-worn 21st-century pop tropes – tropical house sounds, post-Tame Impala floaty synths – but nothing you would describe as novel in the music or lyrics.
  7. Sputnikmusic
    Jun 14, 2021
    20
    Every song layers Levine's singing/clumsy rapping over the most cringe inducing trap beats, and most of the time he sounds like a middle-aged stepdad trying to sound "hip" to get in good with his stepson. It's transparent cultural and trend pandering, and even when Levine adheres to his bread and butter, the melodies are more vanilla than usual.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 40
  3. Negative: 18 out of 40
  1. RoxanneKimberly
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    This abum is as good as their last one, Adam Levine's voice is wonderfuuuul
  2. LevineZ
    Jun 12, 2021
    10
    Amazinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
  4. Maroonwalker
    Jun 12, 2021
    10
    He actually raps in seasons. A combination of pop, Tropical sounds and hip hop at its best possible form. Their versatility is amazing andHe actually raps in seasons. A combination of pop, Tropical sounds and hip hop at its best possible form. Their versatility is amazing and dedicating the album to their late manager. Such a beautiful thing to do… Expand
  5. Menios
    Jun 12, 2021
    4
    why did maroon 5 had to be so mediocre and out of touch with the beloved genre of pop/rock, which they so nicely inspired the band in the past?
  6. GamerMeioSangue
    Jul 20, 2021
    3
    Shallow, empty, forgettable and absolutely disappointing.
    Jordi sells the idea of so many things but it's just a collection of plastic pop    Shallow, empty, forgettable and absolutely disappointing.
    Jordi sells the idea of so many things but it's just a collection of plastic pop that has no meaning or cohesion. It's a hot mess. And I thought they couldn't be worse than 'Red Pill Blues'. I retired Maroon 5 from now on. Can't expect nothing good coming, maybe a glimpse (like Nobody's Love good production), but nothing well thought and legitimately good. This is the official death of a band that already sounded like a band, not the desperate attempt of Adam Levine to chart with another generic garbage.    … Expand
  7. A_Pers0n2004
    Jun 14, 2021
    0
    I did not like this album. Half of these songs sound like parodies of boy band songs. I legitimately think that some of these songs could haveI did not like this album. Half of these songs sound like parodies of boy band songs. I legitimately think that some of these songs could have been written by Boyz 4 Now (the fake boy band in Bob's Burgers}. Would not recommend this album, but do watch Bob's Burgers.… Expand
  8. josebutera1989
    Jun 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Horrible, todas las canciones estan pesimas, parece que este fue hecho con enojo js… Expand

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