The most acclaimed songs on Emotion weren't even produced by these supposed critic-baiting producers.
Run Away with Me is Mattman & Robin, two virtual unknowns at the time, the title track is Christopher Baran (literally who), Boy Problems is Greg Kurstin, and I Really Like You is Peter Svensson. All That and Warm Blood are the only songs that fit into that flimsy narrative.
Sia is a Pitchfork fave who also helped write Boy Problems.
Sia is not a Pitchfork fave. She has yet to make a single year-end list of theirs.
They cover all of her collaborations, performances, promo, etc. She's not a fave in the critical sense but she plays a role in the epiphany of Carly the Cool Girl.
Sia-penned, co-written with Sia, etc all used in this narrative
Idk why we're pretending Carly wasn't already beloved by critics before Devonte Hynes stamped her with his indie cred or whatever it is you guys are arguing here. Kiss obviously wasn't as critically hailed as Emotion was, but it did attract a sizable contingent of music critics championing its quality (despite zero collaborations with buzz-blog-approved producers). It fared better on P&J than any other pop album released that year, beating out the likes of Born to Die, Unapologetic, Unorthodox Jukebox, and Warrior.
for real. Her days are done. The Kats might need to find a new girl now.
