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Not all sequel albums are bogus retreads or lazy marketing ploys.
Kim Petrasis no Meat Loaf (or Wayne).
Almost everything that once made Petrass work feel so distinct sounds intentionally pared back.
Petrass impulse to resurrect one of her most beloved eras is somewhat understandable.
44 on the Billboard 200;Problematiquemissed it entirely).
(Fans loved it once, and they will again!
You could feel sweat dripping from each line as she sang about the sheer pleasure of sex.
Slut Pop Miamireplaces that rapturous lust for mechanical routine.
Petrass interest in returning to a well-executed era doesnt distract from its newfound feeling of cheapness.
Head Head Honcho features the tediously inane couplet Im a penis genius / Im a semen Jesus.
Instead ofSlut Pop Miami,Petras should have leaned into the instincts that made herEra 1singles so successful.
Her features on songs by Charli XCX and Cheat Codes showed a penchant for collaborating with innovative artists.
Petras needed to continue down this path.
In revisiting a concept shes already exhausted, Petras leaves herself open to diminishing returns.
Kim Petras has now spent her still-young career looking backward twice (see:Turn Off the Light Vol.
2); evenProblematiquewas an official release of a previously shelved record.
