Prioritise Pleasure
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  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for Slow Club's Rebecca Taylor was produced by Johan Karlberg.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Skinny
    Oct 19, 2021
    100
    Taylor might not have been coming for the crown of pop star of the year, but with Prioritise Pleasure she’s certainly taken it.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Oct 20, 2021
    100
    ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ manages to challenge accepted norms and help to exorcise long-buried demons; it’s powerful to the last drop.
  3. The Guardian
    Oct 21, 2021
    100
    It’s a powerfully intense record that some may recoil from; confrontational and liable to catch you off-guard as Taylor crisply extracts gutting truths from the general murk of self-loathing, never sugarcoating grimness nor over-egging her attempts at self-affirmation. ... It’s remarkable.
  4. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 28, 2021
    83
    What rides at the top and takes your attention pretty much all the time is Taylor herself. Her words are honest and palpable, but also unflinchingly direct.
  5. The Quietus
    Oct 19, 2021
    80
    Taylor is also creating epic pop from this mess, and the soundworld she has built with her producer, Johan Kalberg, is her lyrical support system. ... The uneasy stuff is louder this time around – beefier, darker – but Taylor has twisted it to become a solid component of her strength.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 20, 2021
    80
    Assured and unapologetic, it’s charged with a dark, smirking wit that’s impossible to turn away from, and achieves an incredibly impressive feat: not only does Self Esteem detail the fear, uneasiness and anger of being a woman – keys clutched between our fists – but also manages to make us laugh at the sheer absurdity of being forced to navigate a world that has, quite unbelievably, normalised misogyny.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Oct 22, 2021
    80
    Across the album’s 13 tracks, she flits easily between pop’s peripherals and its core, dispensing emotional catharsis all the way.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 4 out of 22
  1. gabrigold23
    Oct 25, 2021
    10
    SIMPLESMENTE SIM.
    Por mais que o album não esteja recebendo a devida atenção que deveria estar recebendo, tenho certeza que dos poucos que    SIMPLESMENTE SIM.
    Por mais que o album não esteja recebendo a devida atenção que deveria estar recebendo, tenho certeza que dos poucos que estão escutando, estão conectados com a mensagem que a obra transmite, seus elementos em cada faixa SÃO ÚNICOS, uma produção e engenharia divididas em momentos certos, seu pop experimental ou simplesmente, indie pop, cativam a cada segundo da faixa, junto de sua carga emocional em seus vocais.

    Sem sombra de duvidas, esse É um dos melhores albums de 2021.

    obs: o incomodo com tantas reviews positivas? vão ter que aceitar os fatos um pouco!!!    … Expand
  2. caiofonteneles
    Oct 23, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This album is so **** good! It's powerful, it just grows, it is one of the best albums of the year so far. The production floating between being minimalist and then overwhelmed it's what enchanted me for good. Her vocals are kinda of raw and well placed, the lyric content doesn't fail at all, the backing vocals are empowering. Trust me, it's a espetacular masterpiece.… Expand
  4. TomSok
    Oct 26, 2021
    10
    Incredible from start to finish. There's not a weak song on this record. Would recommend.
  5. antik_17
    May 1, 2022
    10
    Popular music at its best. She is the definition and the epitome of a talented pop star. The vocal cadence, production, the lyrics -Popular music at its best. She is the definition and the epitome of a talented pop star. The vocal cadence, production, the lyrics - everything is in sync and congenial to one another.… Expand
  6. PeterSant
    Oct 22, 2021
    10
    A delicious mix of Pop and Dance very well done and executed. Self Esteem brings an exquisite and very well done job, saying everythingA delicious mix of Pop and Dance very well done and executed. Self Esteem brings an exquisite and very well done job, saying everything without fear. One of the best!… Expand
  7. hausoflilluis
    Oct 26, 2021
    8
    It's a sexual serve. I'm here for it, goddamn.

    fav tracks: "How Can I Help You", "It's Been A While", "I Do This All The Time", "Moody" &    It's a sexual serve. I'm here for it, goddamn.

    fav tracks: "How Can I Help You", "It's Been A While", "I Do This All The Time", "Moody" & "Hobbies 2"
    KEY-TRACK: "Prioritise Pleasure"    … Expand
  8. Segundoleo26
    Oct 22, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. HOT TAKE: The critics are bonkers. Prioritise Pleasure is miles away from an 80+ score, let alone a 93. This album took some of the worst parts of generic pop music and implemented them all with substandard execution. The vocals are iffy, the lyrics are shallow, and the production is absolutely horrendous at times.… Expand

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