Well, to put my spin on it, I don't read reviews and I never put stock in what the artist says about their new 'whatever'.
Every musician/band that I listen to (heck, even the ones I don't) always says that every new release is the best thing they have ever done. I never buy their PR opinion.
If it is an artist I like, they are either an automatic buy or I check out a few samples to hear if it grabs me. Press, Reviews, social media, bad behavior, costumes/masks/makeup/hair/tattoos etc., has no bearing in my purchase of an album.
The music, and my opinion of it, is all I care about. Everything else is meaningless to me.