Comparison answer surface Poppy discography

Empty Hands vs Negative Spaces

Negative Spaces currently leads Empty Hands in Chorus's Poppy critic-consensus view.

Empty Hands sits at 67/100 across 8 reviews, while Negative Spaces sits at 83/100 across 9 reviews. Negative Spaces has the deeper review sample right now. Consensus is tighter around Negative Spaces, which suggests critics are landing in a narrower range. Use this comparison to see where the stronger critic favorite sits against the adjacent discography benchmark.

Score Gap
16
points on Chorus's 0-100 scale
Review Gap
1
reviews separating the current samples
Tighter Consensus
Negative Spaces
lower spread means critics are clustering more tightly
Empty Hands by Poppy
Established consensus

Empty Hands

Poppy

ChoruScore
67
Reviews
8
Confidence 89%
Sources 9
Range 54-90
Spread 11.0
Chorus Call
Mostly positive consensus

Poppy's Empty Hands stakes a claim for arena-scaled metal and pop-metal hybridization with a set of songs that trade blunt force for immediate melodic payoff. Across eight professional reviews, the record earned a 67.13/100 consensus score, and critics consistently point to a handful of standout tracks that anchor its

Primary Praise

The best song is driven by immediacy and clipped aggression, exemplified by “Public Domain” opening with a jolt.

Primary Criticism

The album’s core strength is marrying maximalist metalcore arrangements with pop vocal craft and high-gloss production, though it sometimes becomes cluttered.

Standout Tracks
Guardian Empty Hands Dying To Forget
Source Spread
54 · Sputnik Music 90 · DIY Magazine
Negative Spaces by Poppy
Established consensus Higher score More reviews Higher confidence Tighter consensus

Negative Spaces

Poppy

ChoruScore
83
Reviews
9
Confidence 90%
Sources 10
Range 68-100
Spread 7.8
Chorus Call
Broadly positive consensus

Poppy's Negative Spaces vaults between arena-ready metal and polished pop with a confidence that critics call both thrilling and accomplished. Across nine professional reviews the record earned an 83/100 consensus score, and reviewers consistently point to muscular singles and synth-tinged anthems as the album's high p

Primary Praise

The best song(s) pair nostalgic alt-rock references with strong hooks and modern production, making them stand out.

Primary Criticism

The album's core strength is bold production and sonic reinvention, though that production sometimes compromises originality.

Standout Tracks
they’re all around us surviving on defiance crystallized
Source Spread
68 · The Needle Drop 100 · DIY Magazine