• Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2024
Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. 100
    Though Young’s specific type of yearning and bluntness may be indebted to SZA, she possesses the genuine star power to further develop an already strong artistic identity. This is a record that always remains sure of itself, even in its deepest, darkest moments.
  2. Jun 27, 2024
    88
    The content is raw, warm, personal, acid-tongued, poetic, and, given Young’s age, remarkably accomplished.
  3. Jun 27, 2024
    80
    On her second album, This Wasn’t Meant For You Anyway, Lola Young has all of the grit and charisma of a seasoned artist.
  4. Jun 27, 2024
    80
    While she undoubtedly has the vocal chops to go the slicker diva route, it’s this scuffed vividness that makes her so refreshing.

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