Feed the Beast
by Kim Petras
  • Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jun 23, 2023
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 86 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 64 out of 86
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 86
  3. Negative: 15 out of 86
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  1. Oscales
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    Something just feels off like this album has no overarching theme at all, it’s messy. This record feels like (even though I hate saying it) selling out, with the recent chart success it’s such an obvious bit for major public attention than focusing on the music and letting the success come. I will give credit for including coconuts which is a great song. Also for the BANKS collab where,Something just feels off like this album has no overarching theme at all, it’s messy. This record feels like (even though I hate saying it) selling out, with the recent chart success it’s such an obvious bit for major public attention than focusing on the music and letting the success come. I will give credit for including coconuts which is a great song. Also for the BANKS collab where, Kim has pushed BANKS the experiment a bit compared to her usual style.… Expand
  2. Nobilis1984
    Jun 23, 2023
    3
    The Eurodance wave is long gone. Song after song a soulless and repetitive pounding. Whoever produced this is completely talentless.
    The singer herself was never good.
  3. JeremyFall
    Jun 25, 2023
    2
    So disappointing. The fact that she proudly says that this mediocre release is her debut album makes it even worse when we've listened to Clarity and the Turn Off The Lights projects and they're by far much better than whatever this is.
  4. imnotanymore
    Jun 24, 2023
    0
    Unfortunately, we’ve heard everything already somewhere. I agree with pitchfork. Teenage dream rejects.
  5. jimmynecco
    Jun 24, 2023
    3
    Parece um álbum de descarte das músicas da Ava Max. O que faz o álbum ser bom, porém, definitivamente não parece a Kim Petras em momento algum.
  6. xoGabexo
    Jun 23, 2023
    1
    Well… there was an attempt. Just generic and boring. Sam Smith saved the album streams.
  7. 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. Luke). She is as shallow and fake as this album is lackluster.
  8. Victorian1992
    Jun 26, 2023
    0
    It all sounds the same just really boring it's sad because she has a beautiful voice
  9. callmesinglair
    Jun 29, 2023
    0
    As much as Kim Petras was starting to seem like a promising artist, this album shows that she is incapable of escaping the basic pop sound of Dr. Luke's production. This entire album generally sounds like recycled pop music, similar to albums from the early 2010s such as 'Animal' by Kesha, and 'Teenage Dream' by Katy Perry. While that might not seem like a bad thing, it lacks the essenceAs much as Kim Petras was starting to seem like a promising artist, this album shows that she is incapable of escaping the basic pop sound of Dr. Luke's production. This entire album generally sounds like recycled pop music, similar to albums from the early 2010s such as 'Animal' by Kesha, and 'Teenage Dream' by Katy Perry. While that might not seem like a bad thing, it lacks the essence those albums have. 'Feed The Beast' really is just a soulless album built for radio play, and undoes all progress she's made towards becoming a real pop star.… Expand

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63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic 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.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Jun 26, 2023
    50
    With Feed The Beast she has neither progressed past that nor become a lost cause.
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  3. 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.
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