Alter Ego
by LISA
  • Record Label: RCA
  • Release Date: Feb 28, 2025
Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. The New York Times
    Mar 12, 2025
    60
    “Rockstar” into “Elastigirl” into “Thunder” land with sledgehammer subtlety. Chaotic and sassy, they inspire nostalgia for a not-that-far-gone era. But then the needs of the present arrive. .... From this point forward, Lisa is in a battle with her guests — not congealing with Megan Thee Stallion on “Rapunzel”; sounding tentative alongside the South African pop-R&B star Tyla on “When I’m With You.” .... Lisa sounds most comfortable when not being yanked by a hard-knocking beat.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 11, 2025
    60
    The album is eclectic, unapologetic and, at times, a little lost in its own spectacle.
  3. Pitchfork
    Mar 11, 2025
    52
    If Alter Ego presents LISA as the most generic embodiment of a pop star, then it is no surprise that its best songs rely on tried-and-true formulas.
  5. The Skinny
    Mar 12, 2025
    40
    Alter Ego should make meteoric impact. Instead, it lands with a dull thud. The album doesn’t feel like an artistic statement so much as lab-assembled and A&R-curated; sterile and unwilling to take risks.
  6. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 11, 2025
    40
    It is disappointing that Alter Ego comes across so stale.

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