Pitchforkd. 22. Jan. 2018ByByKatherine St. Asaphd. 22. Jan. 2018"The second album from the rapidly ascendent synth-pop star Garrett Borns offers more of the same: great ideas constrained in songs that rarely allow them to come to fruition ... Blue Madonna, BØRNS' follow-up to Dopamine, differs from its predecessor mostly by having a less atrocious cover".Read review
AllMusic2018ByByNeil Z. Yeung2018"Exploring new directions with experimental confidence, an ever-playful BØRNS takes the necessary steps in artistic maturation on Blue Madonna, a worthy and satisfying follow-up for the mischievous Lothario".Read review
The guardiand. 11. Jan. 2018ByByRachel Aroestid. 11. Jan. 2018"Synthesised falsetto, snapping snares and the bovine fetishisation of youth: Michigan musician Garrett Borns's second album sports many of the most ubiquitous tropes of contemporary pop ... a record that is full of hypnotic melodies and easy charm, but you couldn't claim Blue Madonna heralds the birth of a particularly distinctive talent".Read review