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  • Summary: The second full-length studio release for the rapper features guest appearances from Travis Barker, Lil Uzi Vert and Machine Gun Kelly.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jan 27, 2022
    80
    ‘On To Better Things’ bottles up that teenage angst as perfectly as the golden age of pop-punk music.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Jan 27, 2022
    70
    “Complicate it”, “heavy”, “heartbreak3r”, all standalone fine, but ultimately all bring the same contribution to the shape of on to better things without providing much else. Where he digresses though, he does so excellently, promising that maybe with the challenge of a feature or with the fire to push his sound a bit more, he could be great.
  3. AllMusic
    Feb 10, 2022
    70
    Several tracks ("heavy," "heartbreak3r," "regret") follow a similar emo-rap style, but On to Better Things gets more interesting when Dior commits fully to exploring different approaches.
  4. Clash Music
    Jan 27, 2022
    60
    There are moments where Dior shows his undoubted potential and those moments save this album from being completely mediocre, unfortunately, those moments don’t come anywhere near often enough.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jan 27, 2022
    52
    Dior stays vague and vacant throughout the album, invested in his feelings but short on interesting ideas.

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  1. MusicGuyMack
    Apr 22, 2022
    7
    Though never anything less than serviceable, "on to better things" remains deeply frustrating throughout for how the potential it so oftenThough never anything less than serviceable, "on to better things" remains deeply frustrating throughout for how the potential it so often displays in its soulful synths and guitar licks as well as Dior's solid vocals and experiments with genres like R&B and dance rock are just as frequently undermined by tired trap beats and spotty lyrics, though it suggests bigger and better things on the horizon for the rapper once the growing pains subside.

    Choice Cuts: "is it you," "heavy," "obvious (feat. Travis Barker)," "options," "sinking interlude," "fallin'"    … Expand
  2. music_fan1
    Mar 24, 2022
    5
    This was a boring, monotone album. 37 minutes of listening to the same mediocre emo/soft-rock production, which is bland. Nearly every songThis was a boring, monotone album. 37 minutes of listening to the same mediocre emo/soft-rock production, which is bland. Nearly every song feels short and isn't fulfilling. Was really boring. Travis Barker was actually the highlight of the album, which is so rare. The only reason this isn't lower is because these songs aren't that bad, just monotonous. I wouldn't hit skip on this album, but I am never voluntarily listening again.… Expand
  4. swiftexileee
    Jan 28, 2022
    4
    A purely monotonous album. The production is just a wack sad emo trappy beat. Travis Barker saved some tracks from sinking a little bit. IA purely monotonous album. The production is just a wack sad emo trappy beat. Travis Barker saved some tracks from sinking a little bit. I just love how iann dior being so precised on every track by making all of them just less than 3 minutes for the listener to finish the entire album at ease.… Expand

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