Miss Anthropocene
by Grimes
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Feb 21, 2020
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 377 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 342 out of 377
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 377
  3. Negative: 15 out of 377
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  1. a_sebastian
    Feb 24, 2020
    4
    the record is a disgusting dish, 5 years in the making. i think the artist has lost herself between what she was doing as a musical pioneer and the pop mainstream that gives her some relative fame. spoiler: she hasn't found herself yet.
    maybe time to grow up.
  2. r_saulomar
    Feb 23, 2020
    5
    I knew there was a lot of expectations for this records, but it was a little bit disappointing how I creates more atmosphere than music. I mean, lyrics are unintelligible on most songs.
    I liked Delete Forever though.
  3. carmelaf
    Feb 21, 2020
    6
    BTS showed beyond my expectation in their new album MOTS 7, its a BOP! Good Music with good message, plus the killer choreography.. Its a very good and enjoyable package!
  4. StevenX
    May 31, 2020
    4
    This sounds like you'd expect an album by Elon Musk's girfriend to sound, or how you'd expect said girlfriend to be: goodlooking in a non-average way, indulgent, put together for effect over substance. For practical purposes, this is an instrumental album - most of the lyrics are either "aahs" and "oohs" or unintelligible, sometimes in a grade-school voice, to the point that when you canThis sounds like you'd expect an album by Elon Musk's girfriend to sound, or how you'd expect said girlfriend to be: goodlooking in a non-average way, indulgent, put together for effect over substance. For practical purposes, this is an instrumental album - most of the lyrics are either "aahs" and "oohs" or unintelligible, sometimes in a grade-school voice, to the point that when you can actually hear the words you want to play the song a few times just out of curiosity ("You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" and the slamming "We Appreciate Power" show just how effective this album could have been before they too succumb to effects and gimmicks). Let's face it, if you can't make out the lyrics, you're saying nothing. Grimes says nothing well, but her overproduced twists and turns ruin good ideas. The "look what I can do" thing has felled better artists, at least mainstream-acceptance-wise (Imogen Heap, anyone?), and you can hear the kitchen sink crying for release on every track of this effect-soaked beautiful mess. Did this woman just discover the reverb switch? Belfegore was crisper. (Google it, kids.)… Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Under The Radar
    Apr 16, 2020
    50
    For an artist whose past two albums were as impeccably curated as they were produced, the non-cohesiveness of Miss Anthropocene is bit of a disappointment, in spite of the record’s highlights.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Mar 16, 2020
    80
    Ultimately an excellent record. Where the message is muddied, thankfully the music is often, simply put, beautiful.
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  3. Q Magazine
    Mar 10, 2020
    80
    Miss Anthropocene is not quite as brilliantly weird as its predecessor, but is certainly compelling enough to maintain Grimes' status as one of the most fascinating pop stars on the planet. [May 2020, p.105]
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