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Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Dec 16, 2024
    100
    Her sixth album is a masterpiece, showcasing her ability to meld reliable sound palettes with some audacious new tricks.
  2. Dec 16, 2024
    83
    As usual, Poppy can effortlessly move between cutesy coo and bloodcurdling scream, often contrasting the two within the same song (opener “have you had enough?”)—but the album’s transcendent moments are rarely in the harsh-metal realm at all.
  3. Feb 6, 2025
    80
    Her longest LP to date, it's also one of her most satisfying, engaging, and exciting. No matter which direction she chooses, Poppy has yet to disappoint.
  4. 80
    Taken together, it’s a sprawling, surprising album that proves a heavier sound looks good on her.
  5. Nov 19, 2024
    80
    A stylish, impactful and accessible collection, ‘Negative Spaces’ is music for our post-genre, post-everything digital age.
  6. Nov 19, 2024
    80
    As scattered as it can be, its hit rate remains high and it’s never content to just coast.
  7. Nov 19, 2024
    80
    “Maybe I’m the one I’m running from,” she sings on the hard-but-gentle The Cost of Giving Up, while the self-explanatory Surviving on Defiance is beautifully raw. Over 15 tracks, she emerges as someone determined to trust her own instincts.

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