Kesha expresses a whole lot of powerful and personal things that she has been dealing with, especially when it comes to her career and depression post her hay-day. So, the negative comments are not directed toward that. With that said, this album is her most experimental yet, but none of those experiments come off well done or are all that interesting. There are many times while listening when a certain song just sounds like a weaker version of someone else. ?Peace & Quiet? feels like a Beyonce track, ?Hate Me Harder? feels like a shallow Lorde track, and ?Only Love Can Save Us Now? feels like a Charlie XCX track. However, there are some really decent ideas here like on the two opening tracks that build into each other and even the closer ?Happy? Is a really emotional and positive way to close. Overall, this is an underwhelming album, but it does show a positive new direction for Kesha that leads to more exploration and experimentation with various pop, folk, and electronic styles.
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