"Call it David Bowie's death house letter. With its lyrical themes of death and rebirth, Blackstar is the final chapter in Bowie's flirtation with everything from the occult to gay culture ("Girl Loves Me") while its liberal references to film and literature demonstrate his life-as-performance-art aesthetic."- Greg Cahill, The Absolute Sound, 4.5/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics