- Artist
- Justin Timberlake
- Album
- Man of the Woods
Early reviews. Based on 6 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.
| The gist | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequence | B- | 81 | “A funky, country-laced experiment that’s not nearly as bad as its early reputation suggests.” |
| musicOMH | 3/5 | 60 | “Justin Timberlake has been sleeping rough lately. The self-styled Man Of The Woods – title of the singer’s fifth album – has been getting dirty out in the” |
| Slant | 2.5/5 | 50 | “Timberlake is more comfortable with airbrushed blue-eyed soul than with anything involving a pedal steel.” |
| Clash | 4/10 | 40 | “” |
| Pitchfork | 3.8/10 | 38 | “Justin Timberlake’s fifth album is a huge misstep for the pop star. It is warm, indulgent, inert, and vacuous.” |
| PopMatters | 3/10 | 30 | “"I guess I would describe it as modern Americana with 808s." — Justin Timberlake, Behind: Man of The Woods (16 January 2018) Once a disco ball-smashing king,” |
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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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