It's true that "Smile" also has nice songs, but in between are embedded quite generic songs, unnecessary fillers that refuse to rise • And yet - do not rush to eulogize

The last three years have not been the most successful in Katie Perry's career. The singer, who broke out in 2008 with "" I Kissed a Girl and established herself as one of the most successful pop stars in the world, suddenly found herself at the height of a creative, professional and personal crisis.

It does not matter that in, 2017, the year of her downfall, she celebrated 100 million followers on Twitter and was crowned in Time magazine among the 25 "most influential people on the Internet." Even ninth place on the list of the most profitable musicians of the past decade, with revenues of $ 530 million, has not changed much. Perry may have been a household name in every home, but when it comes to contemporary hits, bread and butter from the pop industry, the singer has failed to recreate her tremendous past successes, of singles like "Hot N Cold" and "Roar Album

". Witness "from that year presented a musical change for her, as she turned to the EDM and electro-pop realms, but did not spawn super-hits as expected of a musician in her position, and he even received rather lukewarm reviews. Add to that a breakup relationship with actor actor Orlando Bloom, and the age-threatening issue of every pop star entering the fourth decade of their lives, and you’ve got a profile of a musician in danger of extinction.

"I thought to myself 'I'm Katie Perry. I wrote,' Firework 'is really fucked up,'" she said of the personal and creative crisis that accompanied it, following which she sought medical help and medication. And like any good redemption story, the bad period in her life was routed by the singer to productive places. That actually creates new songs deal with the pain, confusion and loss of direction, just like the ones containing the new album. "Smile"

Perry released his new album after the restoration of our relationship, after arriving in pregnancy publicized, and Coincidentally, the same day as the release of the new weekend , Perry and Bloom's first daughter was born. Timing is especially gratifying in terms of closing a circle, and also, if you can be cynical for a moment, in terms of PR.

But is "Smile" the big victory album that Katie Perry wished for? Not sure. It's not that it lacks potential hits. "Never Really Over" is a classic Katie-Prit exit, full of pathos and drama and also very fun. "Champagne Problems" is indeed a textual mangs (still, a song that talks about her glittering relationship and contains lines like "We did a hard job, we became a better version of ourselves, baby all we have are these champagne issues now") but still catchy And pleasing to the ear.

In the ballad segment there is the beautiful "" Only Love, which is reminiscent in the chorus of the chilba that has become a friend since, Taylor Swift. In the cute "Harleys in Hawaii" she is actually reminiscent of Gwen Stefani. But between all of these are embedded rather generic songs, unnecessary fillers that refuse to rise, slightly outdated in production, and worst of all - written like an exhausting personal empowerment book. "I survived the winter, look at me now, I'm in bloom," she sings in. "Resilient The name of" Not the End of the World "speaks for itself.

And yet, one should not rush to eulogize Perry. She is at another stage in her life. At the age of 35 and in a new status as a mother, she may also have realized that her artistic records are behind her and now all that remains is to preserve the existing and embark on successful tour appearances, when these return to our lives.