Pitchfork writer Jillian Mapes was more critical of the song, calling the song ``sedated'', ``wholly inoffensive'', and ``a shrug of a song'', while saying that ``(Malibu is) so breezy, it makes Sheryl Crow seem edgy, or Lady Gaga's Joanne resemble a legit rock'n'roll reinvention.'' Variety writer Chris Willman had a mixed opinion on the track, calling it ``sweet'' and ``deeply felt'', praising Cyrus's ``guilelessness'' and Oren Yoel's production skills while also comparing her sound on the song to that of Seals and Crofts, but adding that the track itself has ``any number of clunker lines'' and non-sequiturs.
Pitchfork writer Jillian Mapes was more critical of the song, calling the song ``sedated'', ``wholly inoffensive'', and ``a shrug of a song'', while saying that ``(Malibu is) so breezy, it makes Sheryl Crow seem edgy, or Lady Gaga's Joanne resemble a legit rock'n'roll reinvention.''
compound
Number=Sing
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Jillian
Jillian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Mapes
Mapes
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
critical
critical
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
call
calling
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
sedate
sedated
VERB
VBN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
wholly
wholly
ADV
RB
xcomp
inoffensive'
inoffensive'
X
FW
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
shrug
shrug
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
say
saying
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
Number=Sing
Malibu
Malibu
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
breezy
breezy
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
make
makes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
Sheryl
Sheryl
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Crow
Crow
PROPN
NNP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
seem
seem
VERB
VB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
edgy
edgy
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Lady
Lady
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gaga
Gaga
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
Joanne
Joanne
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
resemble
resemble
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
legit
legit
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
rock
rock
NOUN
NN
cc
'o
'n'
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
roll
roll
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
reinvention
reinvention
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
Variety writer Chris Willman had a mixed opinion on the track, calling it ``sweet'' and ``deeply felt'', praising Cyrus's ``guilelessness'' and Oren Yoel's production skills while also comparing her sound on the song to that of Seals and Crofts, but adding that the track itself has ``any number of clunker lines'' and non-sequiturs.
compound
Number=Sing
variety
Variety
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Chris
Chris
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Willman
Willman
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
mix
mixed
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
opinion
opinion
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
track
track
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
call
calling
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Degree=Pos
sweet
sweet
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
advmod
deeply
deeply
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
feel
felt
VERB
VBN
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
VerbForm=Ger
praise
praising
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Cyrus
Cyrus
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
obj
Number=Sing
guilelessness
guilelessness
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Oren
Oren
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yoel
Yoel
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Plur
skill
skills
NOUN
NNS
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
compare
comparing
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
sound
sound
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
seal
Seals
PROPN
NNPS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
Croft
Crofts
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
add
adding
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
track
track
NOUN
NN
nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes
itself
itself
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
VERB
VBZ
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
clunker
clunker
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
non-sequitur
non-sequiturs
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.