Kesha .
Released Jul 4, 2025 Kesha Records
Early read 2 professional reviews Updated Feb 21, 2026
Split critical consensus
Early read based on 2 professional reviews. Kesha's .
How ChoruScore worksCritics' Top Tracks
The songs critics returned to most
DELUSIONAL.
1 critic mention
“the heart-rending ballad ‘Delusional” — Hot Press
YIPPEE-KI-YAY.
1 critic mention
“On ‘Yippie-Ki-Yay’, the star blends country-pop stylings with a hip-hop flow” — Hot Press
JOYRIDE.
2 critic mentions
“The carnivalesque ‘Joyride’ ... is a feisty polka number” — Hot Press
Full critic consensus
Kesha's . opens like a manifesto of reclamation, a record where bruised candor and party-ready bravado collide. Across two professional reviews, critics frame . as an album of striking highs and uneasy juxtapositions: personal salvage and celebratory elf-rebellion sit side by side rather than fully merging.
The critical consensus is split, reflected in a 55/100 consensus score across 2 professional reviews. Reviewers consistently note the album's duality of personas and its restless dancefloor exploration, with critics praising specific moments where styles cohere. Hot Press highlights “JOYRIDE.” as a carnivalesque, polka-tinged party heart and celebrates “DELUSIONAL.”. as a heart-rending anthem of reclaimed voice. The Arts Desk singles out “FREEDOM.”. and “JOYRIDE.&rdquo. as the tracks that best negotiate the record's pop versus folk tensions, while also warning that the collision of EDM, hyperpop and pastoral elements often feels awkward rather than seamless.
Taken together, professional reviews position . as a daring but uneven statement: its best songs - notably “JOYRIDE.” , “FREEDOM.&rdquo. and “DELUSIONAL.”. - emerge as vivid proofs of Kesha's renewed creative latitude, even as the album's stylistic contrasts leave parts of the collection feeling provisional. For readers scanning reviews or deciding whether the record is worth a listen, the consensus suggests rewarding moments amid an intentionally fractured artistic experiment.
Track Ratings
How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.
FREEDOM.
JOYRIDE.
YIPPEE-KI-YAY.
DELUSIONAL.
RED FLAG.
LOVE FOREVER.
THE ONE.
BOY CRAZY.
GLOW.
TOO HARD.
CATHEDRAL.
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What Critics Are Saying
Deep insights from 4 critics who reviewed this album
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Critic's Take
Kesha’s . feels like a liberation manifesto, equal parts bruised and celebratory, and the best tracks show that range. The carnivalesque “JOYRIDE.” is a feisty polka blast that stakes out the album’s party-hearts, while “DELUSIONAL.” is the heart-rending ballad that crystallises her reclaimed voice. From the Björk-tinged opening of “FREEDOM.” to the country-pop flirt of “YIPPEE-KI-YAY.&rdquo., the best songs on . map Kesha’s new creative latitude with flair and feeling.
Key Points
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The best song, "DELUSIONAL.", is the emotional centre that asserts Kesha’s reclaimed voice.
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The album’s core strengths are its genre-blending production and its sense of liberated self-expression.
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Critic's Take
In his clipped, often wry tone Thomas H. Green finds that Kesha's sixth LP . is built on a collision between two selves, and it is that clash that yields the best moments. He points to the album's flirtation with both pop-star sparkle and "naked hippy" pastoralism as where the best tracks - notably “FREEDOM.” and “JOYRIDE.” - briefly cohere into something vital. Yet he also stresses the awkwardness of that mix, so the best songs are those that lean into one persona without apologising for the other. Overall, the review frames the best tracks as fleeting victories within an uneven record.
Key Points
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The best song succeeds by embracing one of Kesha's personas fully rather than oscillating between them.
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The album's core strength is moments where pop gloss and folk frankness meet, producing fleeting vitality.
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