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The Loveliest Time
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews What's this?

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9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest full-length release from Carly Rae Jepsen features songs that did not make it into 2022's The Loneliest Time.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. AllMusic
    Sep 11, 2023
    80
    Never less than sweet and engaging, The Loveliest Time may not be as ambitious as its predecessor, but when it comes to Jepsen's lighter-than-air pop, it just might be more consistent.
  2. American Songwriter
    Jul 28, 2023
    80
    So far, Jepsen has us in the palm of her hand. Every song, every beat, every intonation has been sublimely chosen.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 9, 2023
    80
    The Loveliest Time is a sharp, upbeat, and sonically diverse companion to its predecessor.
  4. Pitchfork
    Aug 2, 2023
    74
    The Loveliest Time is a solid counterpart to its sister album, trading quiet, introspective power for brassy, headlong joy.
  5. Beats Per Minute
    Aug 16, 2023
    74
    There is plenty of fun and escapism of the sort that gave Jepsen her well-earned reputation in the popsphere, but in terms of her progression as an artist, its most striking tracks prove to be the ones that are more self-focused.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Jul 28, 2023
    70
    Albums like The Loveliest Time are deliberately fragmentary, meant to fill in the pieces of her discography, and in that sense, this one is a wild success.
  7. Sputnikmusic
    Jul 31, 2023
    60
    The Loveliest Time is the most B-sideular ‘album’ experience I’ve found in my paws so far this year: its consistency is gaseous, its stylistic hopscotch is even more erratic than that of its sister album, it is a product of the same sessions, and - most importantly - it contains a large chunk of the weakest Carly Rae Jepsen tracks to date.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. themeangay
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    Once again, Carly did not disappoint and TLT is one of her best albums to date.
  2. oldcardigan
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    another fantastic pop album by carly rae jepsen, the loveliest time must be her most experimental and somehow personal work to date... maybeanother fantastic pop album by carly rae jepsen, the loveliest time must be her most experimental and somehow personal work to date... maybe her second best album only behind the spectacular emotion. anything to be with you is an excelent opening track, kamikaze is perfect and aeroplanes is very good, but the album's masterpiece has to be the insane psychedelic switch.… Expand
  4. QueenOfPopSlay
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    This is the best album of this year clearley I love soundtracks and love the soundtracks give their emotion to me it is so good Carly is theThis is the best album of this year clearley I love soundtracks and love the soundtracks give their emotion to me it is so good Carly is the queen of the pop slay… Expand
  5. fjt_theabsolute
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    Carly would never disappoint us with her music. This album is definitely her most experimental album (especially when it comes to the trackCarly would never disappoint us with her music. This album is definitely her most experimental album (especially when it comes to the track Put It To Rest) and the trip of this is so f**king nice! She literally knows how to make music especially in her b-side projects that consist of emotion side b and dedicated side b. If you haven’t listen to them yet, you should go to Spotify and check them out.… Expand
  6. matthewmirliani
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    Carly Rae Jepsen has become one of our generation’s most prolific and consistent pop masterminds. Every album is a gem - hard to know whichCarly Rae Jepsen has become one of our generation’s most prolific and consistent pop masterminds. Every album is a gem - hard to know which one surpasses the other (if it even matters - but I think this one takes the cake). This one may be her most chaotic, most sonically adventurous, dreamiest, “psychedelic,” most epic (“Stadium Love”), most mature work — the gorgeous production, the retro tinges (that saxophone in “So Right”), the intelligently and playfully crafted lyrics, the overlapping vocals, the sophisticated feel (all which we expect in a CRJ record, but they feel augmented here like never before). I can’t wait for her next one!… Expand
  7. YavruTitan
    Aug 1, 2023
    10
    albüm çok güzel ve sanatsal bana eski pop müziklerini anımsattı shy boy kesinlikle favori şarkım.Carly umarım bu albümden en az bir şarkıyıalbüm çok güzel ve sanatsal bana eski pop müziklerini anımsattı shy boy kesinlikle favori şarkım.Carly umarım bu albümden en az bir şarkıyı büyük bir hit yapar ona inanıyorum
    love u carly!    … Expand
  8. lautarinom
    Jul 31, 2023
    8
    the album sounds a bit disorganised but every song is a bop and literally pop perfection so yeah

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