• Record Label: EMI
  • Release Date: Jun 30, 2023
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Jul 6, 2023
    80
    A bold, impressive debut offering, it finds the songwriter’s perfectionist streak paying off.
  2. Jul 11, 2023
    60
    For a record titled ‘Messy’ it could ironically do with being a little less neat and tidy.
  3. Jul 6, 2023
    80
    Messy has been given time to come to fruition, and that shows through every note. It’s a fine demonstration of Olivia Dean’s talent, and sounds every inch a marker of a long and successful career.
  4. 80
    Dean may have not shed all of her growing pains, but ‘Messy’ ultimately does everything a debut should, uniting multiple stories with a clear, radiant voice.
  5. Jun 30, 2023
    60
    Among the hackneyed British soul tropes, the 24-year-old clearly has a distinct vision of off-kilter pop.
  6. 90
    No matter how disorganised Olivia Dean proclaims this album to be, she doesn’t miss a beat – and instead generates a record with just about everything to deem itself ‘perfect’.
  7. Jun 30, 2023
    80
    It reaffirms what she’s been doing right; it also claims new possibilities.

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