Teenage Dream

amy

kauve

perfect white girl pop album

zufantonio

pitchfork

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit Katy Perry’s second album, a sugary pop juggernaut with big misses and even bigger hits.

rollingstone

There have been countless great pop songs about "California Gurls," some of them by actual California girls. But Katy Perry's Number One smash is one of the girliest and most Californian. It sets the tone for Teenage Dream, Perry's album about Cali girls: their hopes, their dreams, their desire to hit the skate park in […]