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  • Summary: The third full-length release from pop singer-songwriter Madison Beer was written following a breakup.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
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  1. Jan 16, 2026
    80
    Madison has taken all the strengths of 2023’s Grammy nominated ‘Silence Between Songs’ to craft an impressive album full of vulnerability and powerhouse vocals.
  2. 80
    At times Locket’s sheen can flow rather frictionlessly over your ears, pretty but perhaps a little mass-produced. Yet it’s an album that reveals deeper, more enduring layers and real emotional skin beneath all the shiny fabric and pouty poses.
  3. Jan 16, 2026
    70
    A dreamy yet clear-eyed gaze into the highs and lows of young love, the compact album represents a creative breakthrough for Beer, who stretches herself lyrically and vocally across its 11 tracks.
  4. Jan 20, 2026
    70
    Instead of rolling out a bunch of unnecessary bells and whistles and unwanted features, Madison Beer opts to retrench, falling back on solid ground and continuing to hone her skills to a diamond’s edge, taking one more high-heeled step towards becoming a true mistress of pop.
  5. Feb 3, 2026
    70
    For better or worse, locket sounds like an album with a lot of producers.
  6. Jan 16, 2026
    67
    While Beer’s albums have often suffered in the past from having handfuls of good ideas but not enough concentration to turn those ideas into, well, songs, locket feels far more rigorous and composed.
  7. Jan 26, 2026
    60
    If these four songs [bad enough, healthy habit, you’re still everything, and bittersweet] were a standalone EP, it would be a showcase of Beer’s pop prowess; instead they’re an island in a sea of weaker, more derivative tracks.

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