Gag Order

2023, May 19

Apple Spotify Discogs Alt-Pop Singer-Songwriter Electronic Art Pop 96 Kemosabe Records/RCA Records Pitchfork 7.1/10 The Needle Drop 7/10 The Line of Best Fit 8/10 NME 3/5 Evening Standard 4/5 Rolling Stone 4/5 The Independent 5/5 All Music 3/5 Clash 7/10 The Observer 4/5 Slant 3.5/5 Pop Matters 6/10 Northern Transmissions 7.3/10 music OMH 3/5 The Arts Desk 4/5

Pitchfork 7.1/10 Swerving away from party-pop irreverence, Kesha collaborates with Rick Rubin on a spare and eccentric album about coming to terms with ambivalence.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Never has Kesha's music felt as inspiringly rich as it has with Gag Order. The aspirational return contains all the potential of once again making her a staple on the music scene, and this time even beyond pop.

NME 3/5 Her fifth album, produced by Rick Rubin, features sonic risks and strange subject matter. It mostly works.

Evening Standard 4/5 This new album, made with legendary producer Rick Rubin, is a disorientating listen

Rolling Stone 4/5 Review: Kesha's 'Gag Order'

The Independent 5/5 Loaded with deliciously weird hooks, ‘Gag Order’ showcases a singer who is just getting started

Clash 7/10 How does one end an era working under the thumb of your alleged abuser? This will be the last record popstar Kesha releases on Kemosabe, the record label

The Observer 4/5 The pop survivor addresses past traumas on her powerful fifth album, with lush production by Rick Rubin

Slant 3.5/5 Kesha's ‘Gag Order’ articulates a working thesis for the singer's artistry that exists independently from commercial exhibitionism.

Pop Matters 6/10 Is Kesha's new experimental art-pop record, 'Gag Order', a cautionary tale? A cry for help? A cathartic release? Most likely, it's all of the above.