Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
May 12, 2017No amount of perma-teenage angst can dim PWR BTTM’s light, and by owning the hard work it takes to love yourself and others, particularly as a queer person, they celebrate the beauty and value of our lives.
-
May 9, 2017What makes Pageant a great record, and a convincing document of queer life, is the balance between earnestness and droll humour, a push and pull that can be traced back through the work of Rufus Wainwright, Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths, right back to Susan Sontag's definition of camp as an expression of this duality in 1964.
-
May 9, 2017What the world needs now, more than ever, is an album as valiant and compassionate, satirical and sensitive as Pageant.
-
May 9, 2017From beginning to end, even in its moments of resentment and self-doubt, Pageant is shot through with empathy, kindness, and sincerity.
-
Kerrang!May 11, 2017Nakedly confessional or all dressed up, this is an album to cherish. [6 May 2017, p.51]
-
May 11, 2017Styrofoam articulates body dysmorphia, New Trick bemoans strangers who stare, and LOL rues a certain strain of vulnerability. But like all successful pop music, PWR BTTM can convert their highly specific sentiments into something universal.
-
May 11, 2017While drummer Liv Bruce wrings shout-along comedy out of modern-dating insecurity on "Answer My Text." The corker is "Big Beautiful Day," an anthem for oppressed queer kids that bursts with rage and empathy.
-
May 11, 2017The songs on Pageant are immediately catchy on first listen, but they have a melodic, lyrical, and instrumental power that will make them evergreen for years to come.
-
May 10, 2017The duo use fun to become fearless, combating fear with every ounce of inner strength they can find. Pageant is the sound of a band truly hitting their stride.
-
Q MagazineMay 9, 2017Its humongous piledriving choruses, variously recalling Placebo, Wheatus and even Rush, are match by its gloriously knowing wit. [Jul 2017, p.112]
-
May 9, 2017Where Ugly Cherries felt spontaneous and carefree, Pageant feels more mature and considered.
-
May 16, 2017The last thing PWR BTTM are ready to do is mope; instead they've chosen to create a record that feels defiantly optimistic and celebratory.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 28 out of 50
-
Mixed: 2 out of 50
-
Negative: 20 out of 50
-
Jun 22, 2017
-
May 15, 2017
-
Jun 8, 2017