Prioritise Pleasure
by Self Esteem
  • Record Label: Fiction
  • Release Date: Oct 22, 2021
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 67 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 67
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 67
  3. Negative: 10 out of 67
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  1. maxmooney
    Oct 29, 2021
    3
    Pretentious pop for the critics that like Billie Eilish and other "experimental", no-actual-singer ish. Hard pass.
  2. Segundoleo26
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HOT TAKE: The critics are bonkers. Prioritise Pleasure is miles away from an 80+ score, let alone a 93. This album took some of the worst parts of generic pop music and implemented them all with substandard execution. The vocals are iffy, the lyrics are shallow, and the production is absolutely horrendous at times.… Expand
  3. XXx_vbuzz_7
    Oct 23, 2021
    1
    Simplesmente não.
    Por mais que não seja um pop realmente genérico, Self Esteem acreditou que ao colocar alguns elementos diferentes faria com que Prioritise Pleasure ficasse bom, não foi bem o que aconteceu. Ao mesmo tempo que soa diferente, soa repetitivo e CHATO.
  4. skeletonkeyz
    Nov 29, 2022
    0
    The desperation to be famous in the subsequent release of this album is absolutely shameless. Something really off about the whole thing.

Awards & Rankings

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#2 Best Album of 2021
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#52 Most Discussed Album of 2021

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. No Ripcord
    Nov 12, 2021
    90
    One of the most insightful pop records this year.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 28, 2021
    83
    What rides at the top and takes your attention pretty much all the time is Taylor herself. Her words are honest and palpable, but also unflinchingly direct.
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 22, 2021
    80
    Across the album’s 13 tracks, she flits easily between pop’s peripherals and its core, dispensing emotional catharsis all the way.
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