MTV has posted a review of Katy Perry’s “Never Really Over” saying the song “takes us back to pop perfection.” Buy/Stream the song here and watch the video here.

It makes sense, then, that we haven’t heard a ton from her since then, apart from the occasional one-off or superstar collab (or engagement announcement). But that all changed this week. “Never Really Over,” her buoyant new single, is here. And with its marching-band drums and rousing chorus, it evokes the empowerment of her best past singles like “Roar” and “Firework.”