Ardipithecus
by Willow Smith
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 61 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 81
  3. Negative: 13 out of 81
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  1. NETMUSIC
    Jun 18, 2017
    6
    Its a pretty good album, but its not great.

    Best Song(s):
    Why Don't You Cry
    Wait a Minute
    Natives of the Windy Forest

    Worst Song(s):
    Not so Different
    Cycles
    Idk
    F Q-C #8
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    16 year old me loved this,had he been reviewing this it might have been a way different kinder story where i laided the songwriting or vocals and fawned over her philosophies but instead it's five years later and im unimpressed. This entire record is a laughably pretentious tedium. She uses a lot of words to say absolutely nothing, reminds me of my early years of writing poetry also how16 year old me loved this,had he been reviewing this it might have been a way different kinder story where i laided the songwriting or vocals and fawned over her philosophies but instead it's five years later and im unimpressed. This entire record is a laughably pretentious tedium. She uses a lot of words to say absolutely nothing, reminds me of my early years of writing poetry also how smart &smug it allowed me to feel. This record is an example of nepotism not negating giftedness, that is not to say willow is without talent because it's definitely there but her upbringing gave her platforns she was too immature to utilize singularly.

    Nevertheless the record is not without good moments such as the now tik tok viral "wait a minute" ,the fun adventure time inspired Marceline or existential IDK &dRugz(which had once been my anthems as I'd walk to school.) Those songs succeeded because her aspirations for verbosity are quited for interesting melodies and choruses:they sound like songs instead of spoken word with cheap beats (see:classification &organization)
    The production on this can be quite hit or miss but either way feels very rudimentary in skill throughout, although the effort is there such as on "not so different " and "natives of the windy Forrest "

    In conclusion this album is admirable for its ambition but absolutely rife with the folly of youth . Crowded with angsty teen truth bombs and self righteousness it can be very difficult not to roll your eyes a percentage of the time. The only reason i havent given it a 0 is because it had once meant a lot to me and thus holds a lot of inimitable nostalgia    … Expand

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51

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Jan 13, 2016
    50
    So much of listening to Ardipithecus feels immeasurable by good or bad. Ardipithecus fails as a pop record, because it’s barely aware that it’s a part of that conversation.
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  2. The New York Times
    Jan 8, 2016
    60
    This is a record that never stops threatening to be dull--in the way that Miley Cyrus’s record of mind-blurt autonomy from this year was dull--but rarely is, except when others try to streamline a lumpy aesthetic.
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  3. Consequence
    Jan 8, 2016
    33
    So much of Ardipithecus is impenetrable, even distancing. The album is a headscratcher, one that shows plenty of promise but also a personality abstruse to the point of mystification.
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