An Evening with Silk Sonic
by Silk Sonic
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Nov 12, 2021
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 333 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 301 out of 333
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 333
  3. Negative: 22 out of 333
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  1. Loilax
    Nov 15, 2021
    4
    I don’t understand the hype around this debut album, it’s very mediocre. Some tracks are really good, most are fillers. I love Anderson Paak, but I expected more. It’s a bad move to form a band with a mainstream singer, Anderson music is so good by itself.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Feb 11, 2022
    5
    Bruno Mars's skill has never been a secret from his extensive writing credits, classic singles and experiments he has proven himself as an echelon of the industry. That skill is what holds this unexpected gem together. .paak's neo soul improvisational jazzy delivery is anchored here wonderfully. They are a pair that sound so perfect together imagining anything else seems criminal.

    The    Bruno Mars's skill has never been a secret from his extensive writing credits, classic singles and experiments he has proven himself as an echelon of the industry. That skill is what holds this unexpected gem together. .paak's neo soul improvisational jazzy delivery is anchored here wonderfully. They are a pair that sound so perfect together imagining anything else seems criminal.

    The album plays like a live performance by an iconic duo on their sold out show. It's concept refines the albums themes and sounds giving them space to remain streamlined whilst testing out waters. The braggadocio of "fly as me" is a peak most artists spend their lives trying to emulate without seeming obnoxious and the charismatic "smokin out the window " wouldn't be out of place on .paak's 2016 masterpiece but this is only a testament to this album's refinement. "Put on a smile" is an award ready vocal performance that's the best example of the duo's symbiosis. "777" is the shortest vocal track that will pull you off whatever you are sitting on and make you dance . Bound to haunt Instagram stories and possibly tiktok,like the lead single. The follow up single "skate" sounds like summer and is one of the many funk highlights. The closer is a heartfelt ballad on moving on that perfectly captures the albums excise. A spell binding ventures helmed by masters of their craft.    … Expand
  3. Hi_How_RYah
    Nov 20, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Repetitive masterpiece. Banal artifact of artistry. It was a vibe and fine album… Expand

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#87 Best Album of 2021
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#20 Most Discussed Album of 2021

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. HipHopDX
    Nov 23, 2021
    76
    Clocking in at nine tracks and 31 minutes, Mars and Paak are in and out, delivering their best impression of ’70s funk, soul and R&B — albeit each track is so spit polished and clean, it noticeably lacks the raw charm of the original. But that in no way means An Evening With Silk Sonic doesn’t have its merits.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Nov 22, 2021
    60
    It’s not cynical and calculated enough to be a shameless cash-grab yet it’s not self-indulgent enough to be a vanity project. Perhaps it’s just a stopgap in the catalogues of two big-selling artists; an intended homage to the music that made Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. They’re making this music because they like it, because they want to, and because they can.
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  3. The Independent (UK)
    Nov 19, 2021
    80
    Yes, it’s all cheesy as a vat of fondue. But it’s also a lot of fun.
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