Review: Katy Perry acknowledges missteps in downer album

An image from the cover of the Katy Perry album 'Smile.' Katy Perry has two very personal projects being released this summer -- the 12-track album "Smile" and a baby. Only one will really make people grin.

So "Smile" is a course-correction back to pure pop, with no featured artists and no political messages. It is Perry's "I'm so sorry" album, littered with references to a chastened songwriter -- "ego check," "humble pie," "better version" and "2.0." Like the cover image, she's a sad clown. "I've gone to sleep/Night after night punching a pillow," she sings on "Resilient." "I know the higher I climb/The harder the wind blows." She's even sad when celebrating overcoming couples' issues in "Champagne Problems."

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