Desire, I Want To Turn into You
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  • Summary: The second full-length solo release for Caroline Polachek features guest appearances from Dido and Grimes.
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. The Skinny
    Feb 17, 2023
    100
    This album is littered with strangely beautiful imagery. ... Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is an exciting new milestone for Polachek.
  2. PopMatters
    Feb 13, 2023
    100
    Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is one of these future classics. ... Engaging at every turn and carefully calibrated to its point of view, it represents art pop hitting yet another dizzy apex.
  3. Consequence
    Feb 14, 2023
    100
    It’s in her own vocal and musical versatility that Polachek can create a new map to discover, and the results are nothing short of thrilling.
  4. Clash Music
    Feb 14, 2023
    90
    Caroline Polachek has set a serious precedent for any pop releases that follow it this year. She is an artist completely in her own lane, refusing to conform, every moment on this record a vicissitude. Her commitment to her craft is undeniable, her talent indisputable.
  5. Exclaim
    Feb 16, 2023
    90
    Desire, I Want to Turn Into You feels like the arrival of Caroline Polachek, a statement of intent that finally lassos her myriad musical ambitions into something singular.
  6. Pitchfork
    Feb 14, 2023
    87
    The album’s production veers from trip-hop to new wave, trance to flamenco, demonstrating an innate understanding of the pop archive in pursuit of a new personal style. Each creation seems marvelously its own.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    Feb 13, 2023
    60
    It would be unfair to call the album a time capsule of present times, however chaotic those are, as it feels like the uneven collection might morph into something else when revisiting it next week.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 63 out of 70
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 70
  3. Negative: 5 out of 70
  1. matthue09
    Feb 23, 2023
    10
    Caroline Polachek, a name I have seen featured in a few records i love. this album was the first full listen I've experienced of hers and ICaroline Polachek, a name I have seen featured in a few records i love. this album was the first full listen I've experienced of hers and I absolutely love it! each song has unique sounds that you will learn with every listen. enjoy this album with an open mind and let the voice of Caroline ease into your soul. this album is a repeat 10/10. - instagram( @mattt.hue)… Expand
  2. fragua
    Feb 14, 2023
    10
    now this is how you make an album, she absolutely gets better and better with each release. it's such a good thing to stan such a great artistnow this is how you make an album, she absolutely gets better and better with each release. it's such a good thing to stan such a great artist as her!!… Expand
  4. guilliards
    Feb 14, 2023
    10
    caroline proves that anything is possible, even her making an album better than "pang"
  5. 1lixo
    Mar 9, 2023
    10
    Caroline drives we to a magic, nostalgic and mindblowing experience that causes countless sensations and awakens thousands of memories. TheCaroline drives we to a magic, nostalgic and mindblowing experience that causes countless sensations and awakens thousands of memories. The feelings of deep and bright explode in contrasts that give us an intimate and dark feeling but that quickly transforms into something magical, comfortable, cozy and fresh.… Expand
  6. myashnikko
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    Incrível como ela consegue se superar em cada lançamento. Músicas lindas, letras lindas e a sonoridades impecável.
  7. lorenzzz
    Feb 15, 2023
    10
    Literally one of the best albums i’ve ever heard. From the creativity, lyrics and vocals to the production, mixing, mastering. This album hasLiterally one of the best albums i’ve ever heard. From the creativity, lyrics and vocals to the production, mixing, mastering. This album has a very earthy feeling to it and it’s amazingly cohesive without being boring or repetitive.… Expand
  8. jamesblues
    Feb 21, 2023
    0
    This is not just another album. This is a masterclass on how to world-built and how to fuse the esthetic with the sound. This is anotherThis is not just another album. This is a masterclass on how to world-built and how to fuse the esthetic with the sound. This is another incredible album produced by Dani L Hardle.… Expand

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