“a banger-filled missive from dating land”
“Lipa’s music, when it’s at its best, can be as interesting as it is fun; so while Radical Optimism might not be quite as radical as one might have hoped, Lipa’s story is far from over. She’s ready to soak up the sun and dance, and the path is laid for us to join her, if we so choose.”
“Dua Lipa’s star power sounds muffled on her much-anticipated third album, which has many interesting ideas for songs and a surprisingly low hit rate.”
“The English-Albanian pop superstar’s follow-up to Future Nostalgia lacks color, edge and instinct, as its 11 songs get lost beneath Kevin Parker and Danny L Harle’s psychedelic dependencies.”
“The career of Dua Lipa has been fascinating to follow. The British-Albanian artist’s journey kicked off in earnest in 2015 with ‘Be The One’, her first Top 10 hit in the UK, but it was ‘New Rules’ – and its sparkling video – that truly made her name, a leading example of streaming’s long-wave impact on singles. Her 2020 follow-up album ‘Future Nostalgia’, meanwhile, leaked during the first COVID l”
“Absence dominates Dua Lipa’s dull and weightless Radical Optimism”
