Serpentina
by Banks
  • Record Label: AWAL
  • Release Date: Apr 8, 2022
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
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  1. HeyItsJayJay
    Apr 11, 2022
    4
    "Serpentina" amplifies the lack of edge and risk BANK considers to journey with on her artistic performances.
  2. PostreDeLaNoche
    Jun 22, 2022
    5
    It's really difficult for me to like this album considering how versatile and creative her previous works were. Goddess was a stellar album with extremely emotional, raw, and evocative tracks. Altar delivered some of the most interesting music, lyric-wise. III delivered a bit of both paired with production that pulled me right into the tumultuous relationship that she found herself in.It's really difficult for me to like this album considering how versatile and creative her previous works were. Goddess was a stellar album with extremely emotional, raw, and evocative tracks. Altar delivered some of the most interesting music, lyric-wise. III delivered a bit of both paired with production that pulled me right into the tumultuous relationship that she found herself in. Serpentina is just... I dunno, it's just not on the same level as her previous albums. I felt like it was "just another" alt R&B album, and I feel like it feels incomplete and / or incohesive.

    There were moments that I really enjoyed, but I won't be listening to the full album again.    … Expand

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 12, 2022
    70
    While Serpentina manages to add some fresh highlights to Banks' catalog, it never veers too far from her established formula, for better or worse.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Apr 18, 2022
    75
    While it may prove inconsistent to some, the experimentation and exploration ensures the album remains exciting, as you never know what’s arriving next. If the intention of this album was to show a rebirth, it succeeds, as Banks seems reinvigorated and ready to fearlessly conquer the demons that dare cross her path.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Apr 15, 2022
    60
    Though she once again flashes her talent for delivering emotionally wrought tales of heartbreak, Serpentina asserts its uniqueness in paradoxically conventional and unsurprising ways.
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