Rainbow

Kesha – Rainbow: B-Side Breakdown 79 (C+) from 5 critic reviews.

Album cover for Rainbow by Kesha
Released August 11, 2017
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Artist
Kesha
Album
Rainbow
B-Side Breakdown79Grade: C+
Critics who liked it60%3 of 5 scored it 75 or higher
DivisivenessBroad agreementHow close the scores are: most critics land within 16 points of each other

Early reviews. Based on 5 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.

020406080100Pitchfork: 68Slant: 70PopMatters: 80Consequence: 85Paste: 90 Breakdown 79
The gist
Paste 9.0/10 90 “Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.”
Consequence B 85 “A record that embodies the way that hope itself is a kind of triumph.”
PopMatters 8/10 80 “"What's been put out as singles have just perpetuated a particular image that may or may not be entirely accurate. I'd like to show the world other sides of”
Slant 3.5/5 70 “For all the album’s genuine pathos and heartfelt self-help directives, Kesha never takes herself too seriously on 'Rainbow.'”
Pitchfork 6.8/10 68 “Kesha’s musical career has been defined by her work with Dr. Luke. On her third album, she begins something new and promising.”

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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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