The Reviews Are In: Critics Rip Katy Perry's New Album 143 To Shreds

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[team_kinkajou]

[lurkurheartout]

The magic sauce for Katy was never in Dr. Puke. It was Max Martin that was the co-writer on a majority of the songs with Dr. Puke. Bonnie McKee also helped give that sound too. From what I can see on wiki there is not a single song on the new album that has Max Martin on it. She made bad choices. Bound to flop.

[zoom_z00m]

she really blew it, before the news of working with dr. luke people did seem interested in a comeback from her with nostalgia for her hits and the time when pop music was fun and less serious.
the criticism has been so brutal that sometimes even I feel bad for her lol. I've seen a lot of ageism snuck into it too online

I haven't listened to the album & probably won't, knowing dr. luke was involved makes it feel really gross

[bostongirl2003]

I do remember a lot of people feeling bad for her recent floppage before it came out that she worked with Luke again.

[cbluechicken]

people were tuned in and she fumbled HARD

[photogpab]

I gave it a listen because, despite everything, I used to be a big fan and thought there might be a few good gems in there. Sadly, all the reviews saying it sounds 'AI-generated' are right. That's the best way I can describe it. Her voice sounds so robotic and uninterested. Even the best tracks (like 'Nirvana') feel like they're missing something-that extra oomph. It all just sounds very... bland. So strange. It feels like she didn't really want the comeback either.

[tigermilk]

I'd feel worse about this if it were anyone else and they hadn't consciously made the decision to work with Dr. Luke.