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  • Summary: The second full-length studio release for R&B artist SZA features guest appearances from Phoebe Bridgers, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Travis Scott, and Don Toliver.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    Dec 9, 2022
    100
    It’s an expansion of her wonderfully experimental R&B, with all the candour listeners expect from this masterful songwriter. ... SOS is well worth the wait.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Dec 9, 2022
    100
    The drought may be over, but SZA left no crumbs.
  3. AllMusic
    Dec 15, 2022
    90
    Hour-plus length and stylistic variety likewise signal that SOS could be the overreaching kind of highly anticipated follow-up. Still, it's an advancement from Ctrl in every respect apart from cohesion
  4. Slant Magazine
    Dec 12, 2022
    80
    SOS’s playful approach to genre-swapping carries a defined sense of artistic freedom across its varied tracklist. Not every experiment is a success—the wispy alternative elements of “Ghost in the Machine,” chiefly its indietronica instrumentation and unnecessary Pheobe Bridgers guest spot, never really cohere—but the album doesn’t linger on any one specific style or mood for too long.
  5. HipHopDX
    Dec 19, 2022
    80
    The peaks on SOS, (“Used,” “Smoking on my Ex Pack,” and “Forgiveless”) find SZA sounding refreshingly comfortable rapping over gritty, hazy, and grimy productions.
  6. The Quietus
    Dec 15, 2022
    80
    SOS is twenty-three tracks long and sonically it sprawls all over the hood. From low to high, clipped to soaring, SZA’s vocals are icily superb and her overwrought writing is vivid throughout. These progressive, ambitious melodies act like stitching to hold together the patchwork of an exceptionally diverse approach to genre and production.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    Dec 12, 2022
    60
    It treads a fine line between swashbuckling versatility and a lack of cohesion. Versatility largely wins out.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 132 out of 157
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 157
  3. Negative: 18 out of 157
  1. lukas33
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    The girls that get it get, the ones who dont dont. J make sure u dont embarrass yourself with the laughably low reviews some of yall are posting
  2. jaylinkin
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    This album is beautifully written and produced. Also there lies a message behind these songs that most of everyone can relate to, also herThis album is beautifully written and produced. Also there lies a message behind these songs that most of everyone can relate to, also her diversity of how she can rap and sing is just amazing. It was definitely worth the 5 year wait.… Expand
  4. flvdx
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    SZA's new album is pure perfection from start to finish. SOS is 67 minutes of divine listening with so much variation and some of her bestSZA's new album is pure perfection from start to finish. SOS is 67 minutes of divine listening with so much variation and some of her best songs yet. Truly a work of art.… Expand
  5. Jotta61
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. é um álbum lindo e delicioso de se ouvir
    a sza arrasou bastante nesse álbum vai ser sucesso que nem o ctrl, valeu muito mesmo esperar por essa nova fase da mãe sza, ela sabe o que fazer e dizer nas músicas
    não tem erro esse álbum, é versátil demais, vai ser sucesso.    … Expand
  6. Williejhon4
    Dec 9, 2022
    10
    Better than ctrl
  7. ferximilian
    Dec 10, 2022
    9
    Los singles que decidió publicar SZA lograron su objetivo, atraer a todos hacia un álbum que es bueno de principio a fin. En mi opinión, seráLos singles que decidió publicar SZA lograron su objetivo, atraer a todos hacia un álbum que es bueno de principio a fin. En mi opinión, será un fuerte contendiente para Album of the year 2024 en los grammys.… Expand
  8. cadmus2166
    Jan 17, 2023
    0
    I'm just not sure why the critics love this album so much. It's far too long, and SZA doesn't bother to enunciate most of the time. It's justI'm just not sure why the critics love this album so much. It's far too long, and SZA doesn't bother to enunciate most of the time. It's just painful to listen to.… Expand

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