mainstream sellout

Pitchfork 5.8/10 The enfant terrible of the pop-rock revival wades deeper into the genre, coming back with even less than before.

The Needle Drop 1/10 🍅

NME 4/5 Colson Baker has gone from underrated rapper to bonafide rock star, but this sequel to 2020's 'Tickets To My Downfall' is no complacent victory lap.

Kerrang! 3/5 Machine Gun Kelly’s detractors will likely have you believe Mainstream Sellout is terrible. It isn’t, but nor is the fire burning as bright as it once was.

Rolling Stone 2.5/5 His buzzsaw-bubblegum can be entertaining. But he needs to realize that “introspective” songwriting is about more than just yelling about how much you suck.

The Independent 2/5 Dull album wraps generic angst around formulaic grunge-pop.

All Music 2.5/5 Mainstream Sellout feels mostly like a middling attempt to further cross over into pop-punk, this time lighter on ideas and cohesion.

Clash 6/10 This desire to bite back at those pushing him out of the scene has inadvertently dampened his spark - too distracted by the haters, this release forgets to give the fans more of what they love.

The Guardian 3/5 It’s all well-trodden stuff, and Kelly adds nothing new, but Mainstream Sellout is so much fun that – as the title suggests – it’s easy to leave your integrity behind and mosh along.

The Telegraph 2/5 MGK’s intentions feel shallow. Mainstream Sellout portrays MGK as a victim of success; it gleams like a fancy ornament on an industry merry-go-round – then the music hits you, not with a roar, but a very loud meh.