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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for the Paramore singer was produced by Taylor York.
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- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 20 out of 22
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Mixed: 2 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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May 8, 2020Petals For Armor is a display of the multifaceted truth that is ‘femininity’; Williams’ rage is complex yet simple, primal yet now more discrete.
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May 8, 2020Though it contains mere hints of the scrappy rocker we’ve watched for 15 years, Petals Of Armor is the bold signature of someone who is more than ready to show off different sides of herself—yet has nothing left to prove to anyone.
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May 8, 2020Williams sounds here like she’s singing about something else, something more her own. The assorted focuses of these songs sound like they’re being relayed less as rallying cries and more as personal thoughts and confessions to a close friend or a lover. The result is a fitting solo debut, a solid album full of friction and honesty.
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Q MagazineMay 7, 2020Viewed either as an introduction or reinvention, Williams emerges as a formidable solo artist here. [Jul 2020, p.111]
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May 8, 2020It’s wilder and unvarnished, adding up to a self-portrait that’s intensely candid and intimate.
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May 7, 2020At 15 tracks, Petals for Armor can occasionally feel redundant; two or three songs feel like retread territory that was better explored elsewhere, and there’s only so many metaphors you can create for flowers. Still, the album’s final third, while the most pop-oriented section, is also its most interesting. ... It’s the sound of an artist blooming into some the best music of her career.
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May 11, 2020Whilst Paramore's music tends to be all rage and release, solo Williams offers something much more quirky and cerebral, delving poetically and occasionally combatively into her insecurities. The elaborate intricacy of writing and production may be a lot to take in for all but devoted fans.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 121 out of 131
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Mixed: 5 out of 131
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Negative: 5 out of 131
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May 10, 2020
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May 8, 2020This album is too much! I hope he gets all the credit because he deserves so much!
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May 8, 2020
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May 12, 2020Roses lotus violet íris is amazing and my favourite song of this perfect album
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