"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"

"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"