- Artist
- Kesha
- Album
- High Road
Early reviews. Based on 6 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| musicOMH | 4/5 | 80 | “It’s been over 10 years since Ke$ha ram-raided her way into the charts with the genius and trashy trip Tik Tok. Gleefully riding the crest of a pop” |
| Clash | 8/10 | 80 | “There’s no doubt Kesha dominated the pop-sphere during the beginning of the 2010s. Establishing herself through comical lyricism and erffortlessly” |
| Consequence | C | 75 | “The California songwriter seems caught between the carefree revelry of her past and the optimism of more recent music. Read Chris Thiessen's full review” |
| Slant | 3.5/5 | 70 | “Kesha's ‘High Road’ sets out to prove that people are complicated creatures, capable of being more than one thing.” |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10 | 59 | “The celebrated pop star’s fourth album attempts a return to the carefree party pop that defined her early career.” |
| PopMatters | 3/10 | 30 | “There was a bizarre promise at the center of the promotional cycle for Kesha's fourth studio album, High Road: Kesha– the glitter-spewing, perennially horny” |
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How the Breakdown works
Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.
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