. [PERIOD]

The record pleasantly showcases Kesha’s impressive vocal range, emotive delivery and riff performance, but the final song is a spark that serves to highlight the unevenness of the album.

Not every song on . works, with FREEDOM.’s disco-ish production feeling decidedly amateurish and the songwriting on TOO HARD. leaning towards generic, but there’s still space for a highlight like RED FLAG.. .... Indeed, tracks like this could be the start of a new chapter for Kesha, with more creative freedom and her infectious sense of fun intact.

Period is a party-starting good time where our only wish is that it overpoured our shots just a little.

Kesha’s taste for pop experimentation is in full flower on (Period.), her indie debut well-timed to the long-brewing mainstream break of the hedonistic, neon-hued, kitchen-­sink genre known as hyperpop.