"With her new record, The Loneliest Time, a title undoubtedly inspired by periods of pandemic isolation, Jepsen's wide range of diverse influences is still on display, but she's the most mature and refined she has ever sounded ... The album is not without the glittery, carefree pop on which Jepsen built her name (...), but the singer gets personal in ways she hasn't before, addressing grief, therapy, and toxicity".