Katy Perry 's seventh album 143 faced harsh criticism from music reviewers upon its release Thursday. The album, Perry's first in four years, has been described as underwhelming by several major publications, following her stunt at the VMAs . However, Katy has tried to put this to the side as she took to the stage to perform jaw-dropping aerial stunts during the Rock in Rio Festival on Friday.
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Across many of its 11 songs, Perry sounds disaffected and removed, as if she'd just punched in between 'American Idol' tapings." The album comes after Perry talked about her brief year-long split with Orlando Bloom . Horowitz added: "Like with her past few albums, the lyricism on '143' is rife with clichés, as though it was generated through AI.
" The Guardian gave the album two out of five stars, with critic Alexis Petridis stating: "It feels slightly out of time, a common-or-garden mediocre pop album with the misfortune to be scheduled in the wake of Charli.