''Panorama'' (stylised in all caps) is the second studio album by American singer and actress

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, released on July 29, 2022, through

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Background

Before the release of the extended play '' I'm Too Sensitive for This Shit'', Kiyoko had already announced that she had plans to work on her sophomore studio album on December 6, 2018, at the 2018 Billboard Women in Music Awards in an interview with ''Billboard''.''Twitter'' - 2018 WIM Stream
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and European Encore Tour for the last couple of months, she has started working on new music for her second album. She also stated that the "color palette" of this project is "darker" than her debut album, '' Expectations'' (2018).Twitter - 2019 Glaad Awards Interview with Entertainment Tonight
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fragrance Kiyoko talked about the album. She revealed that the album has a similar sound to "

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Critical reception

''Panorama'' received mixed reviews from critics upon release. Writing for ''

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'', Emma Madden said that the album's theme of "embracing the journey and the struggle, rather than the destination, feels as bromidic and remote as a commercial for therapy" and that Kiyoko "hides behind well-trodden pop star guises" on the album, meaning it ultimately "carries the unmistakable metallic tang of reverse engineering". ''

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s Ammar Kalia called Kiyoko's return four years after '' Expectations'' "altogether flatter", opining that "where ''Expectations'' saw Kiyoko taking space to explore her own voice, ''Panorama'' feels like a leap backwards, trading personality for affectless tracks that fade into the background".

Track listing

Notes *all tracks stylised in lowercase * indicates an additional producer * indicates a vocal producer

Personnel

Musicians *

– vocals (all tracks), programming (track 12) * Danja – instrumentation, programming (1, 2, 4–10) *

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– vocal arrangement (1, 2, 4–11, 13) * Peter Johnson – strings (5, 9) * Johnny Rain – vocals (6) * Kill Dave – programming (12) * Pat Morrissey – programming (12) Technical * Tatsuya Sato – mastering (1–11) * Emerson Mancini – mastering (12) *

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– mixing * Damien Lewis –

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* Chad Jolley – engineering (1–11) * Jono Dorr – engineering (11) * Dave Dahlquist – engineering (13) * Casey Cuayo – mixing assistance * Eli Heisler – mixing assistance * Maysun Toffiee – engineering assistance (2, 4–8)

Charts

References

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