- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Much has been made--often unfairly--of Gray's awkwardness and lack of convention. But after several stabs at clumsy conformity, it finally feels like it's something she's embracing, and that's massively evident here.
-
While not every track is a slam-dunk, Gray definitely recaptures her earlier promise.
-
On The Sellout, her first album in three years, the production sands off the edges that have been key to Gray's appeal.
-
Macy effortlessly combines the classic pop of Chic and Bill Withers with the sort of flamboyant, contemporary chart-frippery Mika probably thinks he's up to.
-
If not a match for the brilliant yet underperforming 'Big', The Sellout certainly maintains high and admirably consistent standards.
-
The problem with Macy Gray's comeback album is that, on it, she talks too much about her comeback album.
-
Nothing here will dramatically alter the arc of Gray's career, but The Sellout yields several jams worth hearing.