Desire, I Want To Turn into You
by Caroline Polachek
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 282 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 257 out of 282
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 282
  3. Negative: 17 out of 282
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  1. raonnemenezes
    Feb 22, 2023
    1
    Ever year has that bad album who every people wish was good. Just basic pop music.
  2. evil999
    Feb 15, 2023
    3
    It's a good album, but not THAT good. She just created an album that sounds exactly like her first one. I get it, is her thing, bust i was expecting something new (and better). Too much expectation and time waiting for something that i already have heard.
  3. JozeAntonio97
    Feb 25, 2023
    0
    Too many screams and overrated album. I don't see the point in it, it sounds too weird.
  4. jfrisby
    Feb 15, 2023
    3
    I really don't get it, I feel like my time has been wasted. Seems to take influence from 'hold' music, but it's no Opus No 1.
  5. twomonkeys
    May 30, 2023
    0
    This is a very, very poor imitation of Imogen Heap.
    Do none of you ever listen to music older than a month and recognize plagiarism when you hear it?
  6. Nabthv
    May 2, 2023
    3
    Meh..it’s not for me i think but the album cover is cool…so yeah that’s it.
  7. Yudit_Styles7
    Jun 17, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un álbum que usa lo mismo que otros, bases pegadizas comerciales. Nada experimental. Lo que si me gusta es las notas de instrumentos de fondo.… Expand

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#3 Best Album of 2023
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#6 Most Discussed Album of 2023

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Metascore
94

Universal acclaim - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. AllMusic
    Mar 31, 2023
    90
    With Desire, I Want to Turn into You, Polachek breaks free from outside expectations and transforms her inner anxieties into an intoxicating pop euphoria.
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  2. Under The Radar
    Mar 8, 2023
    90
    She delivers an effortless balance between ambition and accessibility, offering a record that is both a deeply layered work of art and full of euphoric escapist joy. Even though it is still early in the year, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is already a strong contender for the best pop album of 2023.
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  3. No Ripcord
    Feb 28, 2023
    60
    Both Welcome to My Island and I Believe are true pop bangers, and Smoke has an arrestingly powerful bassline that melds beautifully with her shimmering voice. Still, there are enough missteps for my palate that keep this squarely in the “just fine” column and keep me scratching my head about its overall reception.
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