The Album
by BlackPink
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Oct 6, 2020
    60
    Crammed chockfull of crowd-pleasing EDM pyrotechnics and cheeky one-liners, The Album is undeniably a product of a well-oiled, state-of-the-art pop machine, but it feels stuck looking back to tried and true trends in both K-pop and Western pop music.
  2. Consequence
    Oct 5, 2020
    67
    The Album showcases their signature style of blending genres and influences to create songs that are just as classically pop as they are identifiably BLACKPINK.
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 5, 2020
    80
    Overflowing with confidence, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa conquer each track on The Album with their vocal ability (both singing and rapping) and effortless charm, switching up styles to offer something for every type of fan.
  5. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 2, 2020
    48
    There is roughly an EP worth of songs here that bring something remotely interesting to the table, rather than simply rehashing past ideas and reproducing beats you’ve heard in 100 other tracks before.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Oct 2, 2020
    50
    “Ice Cream,” the song with Gomez, is the most gratifyingly stylish track here. ... [The Album] plays like a transmission from a previous era. “Crazy Over You,” with its airy wind-instrument sample, rewinds even further to the hip-hop exotica of Timbaland’s late-’90s heyday. ... There’s something vaguely oppressive about “The Album.”
  7. Rolling Stone
    Oct 2, 2020
    70
    If there’s one downside to the album, it’s that it’s too short. At just eight tracks, the high has barely kicked in before the party is over, and The Album leaves you wanting more: more grit, more experimentation, and yes, more than eight songs.
  8. The Guardian
    Oct 2, 2020
    80
    Brevity works in The Album’s favour. There’s no time for longueurs, no padding, no ponderous ballads. ... Striking, glittery, depthless and rather impressive.
  9. The Telegraph (UK)
    Oct 2, 2020
    80
    It is only eight songs and comes in under 25 minutes long, yet it packs more hooks than a whaling armada. It is short, punchy and sweet enough to cause tooth rot, every moment crammed with crafted earworms and swaggering beats.

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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 2491 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,998 out of 2491
  2. Mixed: 78 out of 2491
  3. Negative: 415 out of 2491
  1. nabru00
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. so good, omg, blackpink supremacy! blackpink is the group of our generation! only that… Full Review »
  2. emanuelakkj
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    Very refreshing the girls até stunning in everything.
    Rap, singing and the other things that I don't remembrer now. ♥️♥️♥️
  3. pin_ledesma
    Oct 2, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. one of the best albums i ever heard, from beginning to end it kept me in a mountain of emotions, i had never fallen in love with a complete album, from the first to the last song, congrats my beautiful pinks … Full Review »
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