# Negative Spaces
**Negative Spaces** is the sixth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Poppy, released on November 15, 2024, through [Sumerian Records](https://www.edgepedia.org/sumerian-records). Co-produced by [Jordan Fish](https://www.edgepedia.org/jordan-fish), formerly of Bring Me The Horizon, the album marks Poppy's move into metalcore and alternative metal while retaining the pop and electronic elements of her earlier records.[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/negative-spaces/1765104290)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Artist | Poppy (Moriah Rose Pereira), American singer-songwriter[3](https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/poppy-interview-negative-spaces-jordan-fish-3812948) |
| Release | November 15, 2024, Sumerian Records; 15 songs, about 42 minutes[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382) • [2](https://music.apple.com/us/album/negative-spaces/1765104290) |
| Production | Co-produced by Jordan Fish, former Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist and percussionist[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382) |
| Position in catalog | Sixth studio album, following 2023's 'Zig'[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382) |
| Singles | 'New Way Out' (spring 2024) and 'They're All Around Us' (September 2024)[4](https://sumerianrecords.com/products/poppy-negative-spaces-cd-digipak) • [1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382) |
| Reception | Metascore of 86 on Metacritic, based on 7 positive critic reviews; ranked #49 Best Album of 2024[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/negative-spaces/poppy/critic-reviews) |
| Follow-up | 'Empty Hands', released January 23, 2026, also produced with Fish[6](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-empty-hands-and-shares-blistering-single-bruised-sky-3908006) |
## Background and production
Poppy's career before this album moved through several genres: the bubblegum pop of 2018's 'Am I A Girl?', the industrial metal of 2020's 'I Disagree', and 2023's 'Zig', produced by [Ali Payami](https://www.edgepedia.org/ali-payami), whose stated mission was a dance-inspired record.[3](https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/poppy-interview-negative-spaces-jordan-fish-3812948) For the next project she told NME the goal was "to bring a new level of intensity to my music".[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382)
**Jordan Fish's role.** Fish, who left Bring Me The Horizon after shaping albums such as *Sempiternal* and *That's the Spirit*, co-produced the album and co-wrote its songs with Poppy, some together with Stephen Rey Harrison, formerly of The Chariot.[7](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/poppy-empty-hands/) • [8](https://musicbrainz.org/release/88df212d-8b7f-4a74-9c1e-c3c9021d544c) 'New Way Out', released in spring 2024, was the first song the two wrote together and became the album's lead single.[4](https://sumerianrecords.com/products/poppy-negative-spaces-cd-digipak) • [9](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/inside-the-wild-and-wonderful-world-of-poppy-metal-hammer-cover-2026) The album was announced on September 24, 2024, alongside the heavy single 'They're All Around Us'.[1](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382)
## Music and style
The album runs 15 tracks in about 42 minutes, opening with "have you had enough?" and closing with "halo".[4](https://sumerianrecords.com/products/poppy-negative-spaces-cd-digipak) Reviewers describe a blend of metalcore, nu metal, industrial, synth-pop, and electronica. AllMusic notes chugging riffs, machine-gun drumming, and industrial-leaning noise on the opening tracks, alongside synth-pop songs such as "crystallized", "vital", and "push go".[10](https://www.allmusic.com/album/negative-spaces-mw0004364836) Metal Hammer's Louder review called it "one of the catchiest, most consistent records of 2024" and a "full-on arena metal album", while noting detours such as the synth-pop "crystallized" and the quieter "hey there".[11](https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/poppy-negative-spaces) Kerrang! observed that Fish's sound at times crowds out Poppy's own distinctness, a slight compromise on originality given his influence on rock and metal over the decade.[12](https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-poppy-negative-spaces-jordan-fish)
Poppy herself framed the extremes as deliberate: "Sitting amongst the extremes feels very whole to me", she told NME around the release.[3](https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/poppy-interview-negative-spaces-jordan-fish-3812948) The album arrived in a year when her collaborations with [Bad Omens](https://www.edgepedia.org/bad-omens) ("V.A.N.") and [Knocked Loose](https://www.edgepedia.org/knocked-loose) ("Suffocate", nominated for a Grammy) had already placed her in the current hard rock and metal landscape.[13](https://live-metal.com/2024/11/21/review-poppy-negative-spaces/)
## Reception
Metacritic recorded a Metascore of 86, labeled "universal acclaim", from 7 critic reviews, all positive, and ranked the album #49 on its Best Albums of 2024 list.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/negative-spaces/poppy/critic-reviews) DIY Magazine gave it 100, calling it "a masterpiece"; [The A.V. Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-a-v-club) gave 83, noting Poppy's movement between "cutesy coo and bloodcurdling scream" within single songs such as the opener.[5](https://www.metacritic.com/music/negative-spaces/poppy/critic-reviews) Louder later placed it at #21 on its list of the decade's best metal albums so far.[14](https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/the-30-best-metal-albums-of-the-decade-so-far) Not all reviews were favorable: one Sputnikmusic review criticized the fusion as fitting within no genre, while another called it the maturation of the sound first explored on 'I Disagree'.[15](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89430/Poppy-Negative-Spaces/) • [16](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89203/Poppy-Negative-Spaces/)
## Legacy and follow-up
Poppy supported the album with the They're All Around Us tour, and the album's momentum carried into a hectic 2025 that included 95 shows and collaborations with [Babymetal](https://www.edgepedia.org/babymetal), Evanescence's Amy Lee, and Spiritbox's Courtney LaPlante.[17](https://via.ritzau.dk/files/13560723/14632207/292286/da) • [18](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/poppy-empty-hands-interview-3924198) The idea for the [Evanescence](https://www.edgepedia.org/evanescence) and [Spiritbox](https://www.edgepedia.org/spiritbox) crossover song "End Of You" originated during the making of the album, from a conversation between Poppy and Fish.[19](https://www.loudersound.com/news/evanescence-poppy-live-debut-end-of-you-spiritbox-crossover-song-2026) Her seventh album, 'Empty Hands', released January 23, 2026, stayed in the same modern metalcore style rather than making another left turn, with Fish returning as producer.[6](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-empty-hands-and-shares-blistering-single-bruised-sky-3908006) • [20](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/poppy-albums-a-guide)
## References
1. [Poppy announces new album 'Negative Spaces' with brutal single 'They're All Around Us', NME](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-negative-spaces-with-brutal-single-theyre-all-around-us-3796382)
2. [Negative Spaces – Album by Poppy, Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/album/negative-spaces/1765104290)
3. [Poppy cranks up the heaviness: "Sitting amongst the extremes feels very whole to me", NME](https://www.nme.com/features/music-features/poppy-interview-negative-spaces-jordan-fish-3812948)
4. [Poppy – 'Negative Spaces' CD Digipak, Sumerian Records](https://sumerianrecords.com/products/poppy-negative-spaces-cd-digipak)
5. [Critic Reviews for Negative Spaces, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/music/negative-spaces/poppy/critic-reviews)
6. [Poppy announces new album 'Empty Hands' and shares blistering single 'Bruised Sky', NME](https://www.nme.com/news/music/poppy-announces-new-album-empty-hands-and-shares-blistering-single-bruised-sky-3908006)
7. [Poppy: Empty Hands Album Review, Pitchfork](https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/poppy-empty-hands/)
8. [Release "Negative Spaces" by Poppy, MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/release/88df212d-8b7f-4a74-9c1e-c3c9021d544c)
9. [Cat souls, all-star collabs and sock-puppets: how Poppy became one of metal's biggest personalities, Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/biographies/inside-the-wild-and-wonderful-world-of-poppy-metal-hammer-cover-2026)
10. [Poppy: Negative Spaces Tracks & Reviews, AllMusic](https://www.allmusic.com/album/negative-spaces-mw0004364836)
11. [Poppy Negative Spaces album review, Louder / Metal Hammer](https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/poppy-negative-spaces)
12. [Album review: Poppy – Negative Spaces, Kerrang!](https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-poppy-negative-spaces-jordan-fish)
13. [REVIEW: Poppy – 'Negative Spaces', Live Metal](https://live-metal.com/2024/11/21/review-poppy-negative-spaces/)
14. [The 30 best metal albums of the decade (so far), Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/music/albums/the-30-best-metal-albums-of-the-decade-so-far)
15. [Poppy – Negative Spaces (album review 2), Sputnikmusic](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89430/Poppy-Negative-Spaces/)
16. [Poppy – Negative Spaces (album review 3), Sputnikmusic](https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/89203/Poppy-Negative-Spaces/)
17. [Poppy press release, Ritzau](https://via.ritzau.dk/files/13560723/14632207/292286/da)
18. [Poppy is everywhere, yet constantly nowhere, NME](https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/poppy-empty-hands-interview-3924198)
19. [Watch Evanescence and Poppy play their Spiritbox crossover End Of You live for the first time ever, Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/news/evanescence-poppy-live-debut-end-of-you-spiritbox-crossover-song-2026)
20. [A guide to every Poppy album so far, Louder](https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/poppy-albums-a-guide)
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