“Otherwise DEADLINE is bare-bones, regurgitating styles that feel way past date.”
“DEADLINE achieves the bare minimum, but instead of being a show of style and substance, its music and credits—Diplo, Chris Martin, Dr. Luke—come across more like a demonstration of A-list power.”
Rupert_WhittecombeJr on
Wow kinda high
NightBossman on
I’d like to say “Ouch,” but honestly, I’m not surprised. This rating is even slightly higher than I expected. The mere fact that this album is generating little buzz on social media speaks volumes – no reaction is always worse than a bad reaction.
HighlyCaffein8edSoul on
Honestly it’s a fair review
Complex_Knowledge_57 on
Deadline is dead
somi154 on
Deserved, I say this as a fan
LauKungPow on
Way too high
magnetosbrotherhood on
If anyone actually likes Go and wants a good version of that, please go listen to something like Carpenter Brut. That was a cheap imitation.
kakashi_hotcakes on
as a fan I think this is a great review — it perfectly reflects how I feel about each song and the album as a whole, tbh
CrescentToast on
Extremely generous
Commercial_Book7292 on
Wow 5.7 is actually high for a pitchfork review. But it sounds about right.
Chiefixis on
That score and review are way too generous for an EP that’s the epitome of contractual obligation.
Armys_blink_once on
it definitely shouldn’t be higher than alter ego or rosie. i do think it’s a good album however definitely their worst counting group and solo albums…
icouto on
When Jump is the best song on the album, that says A LOT.
seravivi on
Pitchfork is always a weird review place. People agree when it’s dogging an album they don’t like but disagree when it’s an album they like.
Regardless working with Dr Luke on an album done like this? What an insult to fans who have given the level of support they have.
delicatesubmissive on
This was extremely lackluster. As a fan, this was doing the bare minimum, as was expected.
SMOKE-B-BOMB on
Honestly the singles are by far the best songs. As a fan who has seen them live like 6 times, it’s definitely their worst work but it’s not like they have any input on how good it would be.
Intersection_GC on
It’s funny how subjective music can be.
I kinda like GO, but I’m also the wrong audience for Blackpink – I’m an EDM/techno head who’s already wired to appreciate the song’s interesting production, and someone who otherwise reliably dislikes Teddy’s music (and by extent Blackpink’s).
For me, while far from perfect, GO is the most interesting thing Blackpink has done in a while. But for someone who’s a regular fan of Blackpink? This is complete tonal whiplash. For all the problems I have with Blackpink’s music, I’ve always been impressed at how consistent it is.
So yeah, this is an odd choice.
Specialist_Abies_231 on
Lisa’s album scored 5.2, and I think it’s better than Deadline.
19 Comments
Damn, tell us how you really feel.
“Otherwise DEADLINE is bare-bones, regurgitating styles that feel way past date.”
“DEADLINE achieves the bare minimum, but instead of being a show of style and substance, its music and credits—Diplo, Chris Martin, Dr. Luke—come across more like a demonstration of A-list power.”
Wow kinda high
I’d like to say “Ouch,” but honestly, I’m not surprised. This rating is even slightly higher than I expected. The mere fact that this album is generating little buzz on social media speaks volumes – no reaction is always worse than a bad reaction.
Honestly it’s a fair review
Deadline is dead
Deserved, I say this as a fan
Way too high
If anyone actually likes Go and wants a good version of that, please go listen to something like Carpenter Brut. That was a cheap imitation.
as a fan I think this is a great review — it perfectly reflects how I feel about each song and the album as a whole, tbh
Extremely generous
Wow 5.7 is actually high for a pitchfork review. But it sounds about right.
That score and review are way too generous for an EP that’s the epitome of contractual obligation.
it definitely shouldn’t be higher than alter ego or rosie. i do think it’s a good album however definitely their worst counting group and solo albums…
When Jump is the best song on the album, that says A LOT.
Pitchfork is always a weird review place. People agree when it’s dogging an album they don’t like but disagree when it’s an album they like.
Regardless working with Dr Luke on an album done like this? What an insult to fans who have given the level of support they have.
This was extremely lackluster. As a fan, this was doing the bare minimum, as was expected.
Honestly the singles are by far the best songs. As a fan who has seen them live like 6 times, it’s definitely their worst work but it’s not like they have any input on how good it would be.
It’s funny how subjective music can be.
I kinda like GO, but I’m also the wrong audience for Blackpink – I’m an EDM/techno head who’s already wired to appreciate the song’s interesting production, and someone who otherwise reliably dislikes Teddy’s music (and by extent Blackpink’s).
For me, while far from perfect, GO is the most interesting thing Blackpink has done in a while. But for someone who’s a regular fan of Blackpink? This is complete tonal whiplash. For all the problems I have with Blackpink’s music, I’ve always been impressed at how consistent it is.
So yeah, this is an odd choice.
Lisa’s album scored 5.2, and I think it’s better than Deadline.