“There’s no faulting Kim Petras’s (blonde) ambition. “I wanna feel like Madonna,” she declares on the title track of this de facto debut album. By the end of the 12-track release, which the German singer-songwriter is calling a “project”, she comes off more like a sex-positive, millennial update of Paris Hilton. Given that Petras has said she was “obsessed” with The Simple Life growing up, and recr”
“German singer Kim Petras has been dropping songs steadily all year, piercing the attention economy with addictively crafted bubblegum pop. Seven of those tracks appear on her new project, Clarity, and while none have yet found mainstream notoriety, they echo the Top 40 of the early 2000s: the shimmery retro bop Sweet Spot, bass-heavy Meet the Parents and the deliciously tragic emo-pop of All I Do ”
“The pop star’s debut is decadent and deeply silly, with songs delivered by the kind of person who uses even the slightest bit of emotional turmoil as an excuse to immerse herself in sex, drugs, and money.”
“Clarity is a likable pop album that is carried by Kim Petras' singing chops, though I'm hoping to hear her develop a bolder and more distinct sound going forward.”
