The Kid is the sixth studio album by American electronic musician Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.

[4] Sasha Geffen of Pitchfork described The Kid as the most accessible album of Smith to date and stated that the artist "extracts as much joy as possible from the sadness.

"[10] While rating the album 4 out of 5, AllMusic's Paul Simpson called "The Kid "a stunning work of highly advanced kaleidoscopic new age pop, and is easily Smith's best and most accessible release to date," stating that it "builds on Ears' seamless fusion of synthetic and organic sounds, combining the fluid tones of her preferred instrument, the Buchla Music Easel, with other synthesizers, such as the rare EMS Synthi 100.

"[5] Christopher R. Weingarten praised the album declaring that the artist "paints an even lusher world using cosmic swoops, squelches and lots of her highly processed vocals.

"[8] All tracks are written by Kaitlyn Aurelia SmithCredits adapted from the liner notes of The Kid.