“An infinitely fresh sound that succeeds through its unpredictability.” – NPR

“Easily the best and most assured music of her career so far, the album is the first to maximize her talents, externalizing the pent-up, dialled-up angst of her adolescence.” –The New Yorker

“The resulting record is a blast—often angry, a little bratty, always incredibly fun.” – GQ

“A classic when we look back at WILLOW’s discography in years to come” – NME

“The creative force is paving the way for Black women in pop-punk and beyond.” – SPIN

“Willow is back, and she’s stepping on necks on the way…Shredding on the guitar, she radiates power.” – New York Magazine

“Willow Smith goes full pop-punk… the song draws from the music of Paramore, Fall Out Boy, and Barker’s own band Blink-182, with hard-hitting percussion and pop-punk power chords on guitar..” – Rolling Stone

“It’s spiky, mature and not lacking in substance, which makes for a consistently strong and rewarding record… It feels like there’s no stopping WILLOW’s rise.” –
Kerrang

“You can’t touch Willow Smith… The 20-year-old pop-punk hero has arrived” –
The Face

“A shouty blast of punk rock that scorches by like a shooting star” – Financial Times

“A blast of fresh air from Willow on this banging pop-punk album” – The i

“Willow Smith makes a captivating return as an emo-pop star”- The Independent

“Thank God for Willow, tracking her metamorphosis from precocious neo-soul explorer to out-and-out alt, kid” – The Guardian

“Willow Smith is ready to rock your world…fully embraces the alt-rock and pop-punk sound. Complete with her own guitar playing and a head-banging chorus” – Harper’s Bazaar

“She is the moment…Over roiling guitars and Barker’s thunderous drums…belts in her best pop-punk voice about seeing right through the haters in her life. It’s super catchy. In its accompanying video, she channels the nostalgic fish-eye performance vids of pop-punk’s golden era with her own chic twists…No doubt the pop-punk heroes of her youth, Hayley Williams, Gerard Way, and Patrick Stump, would be proud.” – NYLON

“A stark, honest, and punchy pop-punk reinvention” – Clash

“Willow’s move into pop-punk may have been unexpected but it sounds entirely natural” – DIY

“lately I Feel EVERYTHING is a solid venture into angst, love, and coming of age, the three emotional pillars of pop-punk.” – Jezebel

“Willow’s debut album proves that pop-punk isn’t going away anytime soon… Lately I Feel Everything feels simultaneously nostalgic for the mall punk of the early 2000s and forward-thinking in its delivery.” – UPROXX

“A guitar-heavy track that sees the rap star take a significant sonic shift and swap intricate lyrical flows for thrash-y pop-punk powerchords…Wielding an Ernie Ball Music Man St. Vincent signature, Smith serves up a series of sweet melodic slides and oversized open-string chordal hooks over a moody bass guitar line, all of which are driven along by Barker’s high-octane drum part.” – Guitar World