Katy Perry's new album "143" debuts with a 39 metascore on Metacritic

[Fita]

A brash dose of colour for a drab post-Millennial pop scene, she was the bulldozer through the critics doors. On ‘143’ however, there’s a feeling that the world has moved on – with Chappell Roan’s tour sparking Beatlemania-esque scenes of adoration and Sabrina Carpenter maintaining a stranglehold on the charts, you struggle to see where this playful yet unsatisfying record fits into pop’s firmament.

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There are a few bright spots on 143, though none of them reach Perry’s peak output. .... But despite those moments, and the album’s generally upbeat vibe, 143 feels surprisingly joyless. Coming from one of pop’s premier hitmakers, who once roared with apparent confidence and invincibility, it shouldn’t be so hard to dig up more gems.

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A record that sometimes hits the target but rarely leaves a lasting impression.

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The sense of fun that propelled Perry to international stardom has been replaced by a weariness (or perhaps wariness) of the industry she once dominated.

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And that’s 143’s big problem. It feels slightly out of time, a common-or-garden mediocre pop album with the misfortune to be scheduled in the wake of Charli xcx’s Brat, Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess and Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet.

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Nothing sparks on 143. It’s all about easy endings and uncomplicated emotions, thus targeted for basically anyone, but what she doesn’t know is that the majority aren’t as tasteless now. The comeback singles are met with brutal reception in every direction. “Wonder” is the only one with replay value, which features her child’s voice and perhaps hints at their undetermined gender identity, leaving it up for them to decide whenever ready (“Beautiful girl”, “Beautiful boy”). The truth is – and she must know even if it hurts her – everything else signals a career nosedive from which her reputation might not survive. On the bright side, though, 143 adds more shade to a colourful year of pop music.

 

 

Critic Reviews for 143 - Metacritic

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143 by Katy Perry album reviews & Metacritic score: The first full-length studio release from Katy Perry sic 2020's Smile features guest appearances by 21 Savage, Doechii, J.I.D, and Kim Petras....

 

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[Britney Xposed]

It’s the lyrics I think. The Melodies and productions are ok. But she really wrote what she though a tik tok world wanted. And I think she missed the mark

[Imnotcrazy]

So many good things she had done in the past (one of the boys/ teenage dream album) and maybe a little bit of prism…. And she did THAT!? 
 

She’s  not my favorite person but I love some of her songs and definitely *teenage dream album* but other than that… this album it’s worst that the clown one she did. The clown one was/is actually catchy 

[LeglessJamie]

The production is extremely dated. 2011 music basically. It's worse than Britney Jean's production...