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Generally favorable reviews- based on 86 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length studio release for German pop artist Kim Petras features guest appearances by Banks, Nicki Minaj and Sam Smith.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 14, 2023
    80
    Also rife with a bubbly, '70s funk groove is "Coconuts," whose cheeky, double entendre lyrics not only celebrate Petras' Queer identity, but speak to the playfully flirty, tongue-in-cheek atmosphere she achieves throughout Feed the Beast.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 22, 2023
    80
    ‘Feed The Beast’ is a tremendously entertaining showcase for a pop star who can go deep when she wants to, but is also smart enough to understand the visceral thrill of dumb escapism.
  3. The Independent (UK)
    Jun 23, 2023
    80
    Admittedly, with 15 full-length tracks, the record does run a little long. That said, there’s something alluring about such an unapologetic and candid album.
  4. Slant Magazine
    Jun 22, 2023
    60
    While it’s admirable that Petras is willing to show her vulnerable side on the midtempo 808 ballad “Thousand Pieces” and the bubbly “Minute,” Feed the Beast plays it safe compared to Petras’s audacious Slut Pop EP.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Jun 23, 2023
    60
    Of course, even the weaker songs have their dance-floor potential. Petras is, above all else, a pure fan of pop music and the feeling it exudes. But in chasing her new status as the type of pop star who has Top 40 potential, she abandoned the freakishly forward-thinking personality that built her a base to begin with. Here, the beast has been tamed.
  6. Beats Per Minute
    Jun 26, 2023
    50
    With Feed The Beast she has neither progressed past that nor become a lost cause.
  7. The Guardian
    Jun 22, 2023
    40
    If only the music on her major label debut album was as interesting and innovative as its author is, or even as diverting as Unholy.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 53
  3. Negative: 9 out of 53
  1. Spicy95
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    IGNORE ALL THE LOW RATINGS, DR LUKE PRODUCED SOME SONGS, GET OVER IT. This is an absolute banger of an album, this is POP music at its best. IIGNORE ALL THE LOW RATINGS, DR LUKE PRODUCED SOME SONGS, GET OVER IT. This is an absolute banger of an album, this is POP music at its best. I just wish Kim had more promotion and exposure, she needs to get booked onto more things, she needs so much more exposure, this album has everything to be a major success but nobody will know it exists unless she gets exposure, promo and radio play, its almost like Republic want her to flop, yet they will sit there and scratch their head when it tanks. Its so frustrating. This album contains some absolute gems, definitely the best pop music album I've listened to in the past decade, look at the producer list and you'll know why it slaps. Keep up the good work Kim! 10/10!… Expand
  2. elpanchoo
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    Creo que el álbum es muy bueno, las canciones que ha sacado, han demostrado el talento que tiene Kim Petras en la industria musical. Además,Creo que el álbum es muy bueno, las canciones que ha sacado, han demostrado el talento que tiene Kim Petras en la industria musical. Además, es un disco de perfección pop el cual era muy necesario en estos tiempos donde el pop está en decadencia. Solo kim puede darnos una obra de arte, llena de cocales asombrosos y ritmos que nos hacen bailar, sean coherentes a la hora de criticar el álbum y no se vayan por el lado del odio, ya que eso no funciona y deja mucho que desear de ustedes como personas con una opinión propia.… Expand
  4. alxmng
    Jun 23, 2023
    10
    Nothing just kim mother petras finally serving her debut and also album of the year.
  5. Anthony569
    Aug 1, 2023
    9
    This is a huge step for Kim Petras. I loved the whole album and the concept. The dance beats are so fun and catchy. My least favorite songThis is a huge step for Kim Petras. I loved the whole album and the concept. The dance beats are so fun and catchy. My least favorite song though had to be Sex Talk.… Expand
  6. Manson_fan25
    Jun 23, 2023
    8
    I went in expecting a terrible album after I had heard how awesome Problematique unreleased album was but this is a solid album, there are twoI went in expecting a terrible album after I had heard how awesome Problematique unreleased album was but this is a solid album, there are two songs I don’t like and that’s rare these days.… Expand
  7. douglasapbs
    Jun 23, 2023
    8
    It's simply music for the girlies and the gays! Loved how Kim's voice sounds clean and powerful. It's fair to say that some tracks don't haveIt's simply music for the girlies and the gays! Loved how Kim's voice sounds clean and powerful. It's fair to say that some tracks don't have a big highlight in the whole tracklist and seems that they are lost (Sex Talk, Coconuts, Unholy). But, OMG! Claws, uhoh, King of Hearts, Minute and Castle in The Sky are just BOPs, that's nothing more to add.… Expand
  8. ikrafil
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Whatever good there was in Kim’s artistry is diminished by her actively choosing to work with known predators and abusers (Lukasz Gottwald/Dr.Whatever good there was in Kim’s artistry is diminished by her actively choosing to work with known predators and abusers (Lukasz Gottwald/Dr. Luke). She is as shallow and fake as this album is lackluster.… Expand

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