Flowers for Vases/descansos
by Hayley Williams
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Feb 5, 2021
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 190 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 168 out of 190
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 190
  3. Negative: 15 out of 190

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  1. Skydog
    Feb 8, 2021
    1
    One of the worst follow-up albums I've heard from an artist in about 15 years. Talk about a major letdown.

    Pros: - Production is actually not bad considering most of this was recorded in a home studio. I did get a slight chuckle at the airplane driveby outtake that she kept on the album. I've been there. - Lyricalism is still quite strong. Some areas do slack and just aren't as    One of the worst follow-up albums I've heard from an artist in about 15 years. Talk about a major letdown.

    Pros:
    - Production is actually not bad considering most of this was recorded in a home studio. I did get a slight chuckle at the airplane driveby outtake that she kept on the album. I've been there.

    - Lyricalism is still quite strong. Some areas do slack and just aren't as metaphoric this time around.

    Cons:

    - Way too many ballads on one album. Very boring and repetitious. And what's even worse is that most of ballads are forgettable.

    - Vocals don't branch off much at all. They stay within the same range for most of the album.

    - Including an instrumental [which I usually do love on albums] that is redundant and doesn't try to branch off and be unique. (A small piano solo or something would have made it more interesting.) Boring.    … Expand
  2. wales7388
    Mar 20, 2021
    3
    severely underwhelming and its a shame too considering i was a fan of her paramore days but her solo music simply doesn't interest me. i played it and just dozed off
  3. wheredowego
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    Very boring and repetitious. And what's even worse is that most of ballads are forgettable and strenuous.
  4. lalafan
    Mar 20, 2021
    2
    One of the worst follow-up albums I've heard from an artist in about 15 years. Talk about a major letdown.

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#29 Most Discussed Album of 2021

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. DIY Magazine
    Mar 12, 2021
    90
    Powerful, but in an entirely different way to its predecessor, it’s a record which further proves that the strength of Hayley Williams - as a songwriter, a vocalist, a woman - is still awe-inspiring.
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  2. AllMusic
    Feb 17, 2021
    80
    Largely acoustic with a limited amount of overdubs, Flowers feels somewhat more minimalist than the aesthetically varied Petals -- which isn't to say it's any less impressive. There is a sense that Williams is celebrating her influences.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Feb 11, 2021
    68
    There are no obvious singles or earworms, but more so than Petals for Armor, FLOWERS for VASES takes a step closer to healing.
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