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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length release for the singer-songwriter was produced by Larry Klein.
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  • Record Label: Verve
  • Genre(s): Jazz, R&B, Soul, Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Jazz Blues, Retro-Soul
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. 80
    It’s a perfect combination of restrained vocal phrasing with madly creative production and a certain candidate for one of the finest albums of the year.
  2. Sep 8, 2015
    80
    While should could stand to let her voice loose a bit more than she does here, it’s a minor complaint given the overall quality of her work here.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 2, 2015
    80
    A bold step, especially as the songs slow-burn rather than star-burst. [Jul 2015, p.105]
  4. Mojo
    Jun 10, 2015
    80
    This is a radical musical departure, certainly, but one that affirms the assured versatility of a singer/songwriter whose talent knows no boundaries. [Jul 2015, p.92]
  5. Jun 2, 2015
    70
    Currency of Man is a further step away from the lithe, winsome pop-jazz that garnered her notice initially, and it's a welcome one.
  6. Jun 2, 2015
    60
    Some of her older-style material jars--when playing the cabaret siren on Bad News, or the musical theatre dame on overblown jazz ballad If Ever I Recall Your Face--but for the most part, these heavy-lidded protest jams are a sophisticated twist on her continually evolving sound.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. Jan 20, 2016
    9
    Currency of Man is an exceptional album. All of the songs in it are extremely powerful and all of the messages seems true to the bone.Currency of Man is an exceptional album. All of the songs in it are extremely powerful and all of the messages seems true to the bone.
    Beautiful sounds rise and fall through the passing of the 10 songs: warm guitars, fat basses, on-the-spot-drums and many loads of amazingly astonishing orchestras guide us through the journey of these 10 stories. Upon all of those, Melody's voice is extremely pleasant to hear, and it just sums up quite positively with the rest of the instruments.
    Very well recorded and mixed, it's a great example of the positive points technology improvement can bring to music making. Also, a great example of the bright side of the influence of mainstream-"pop" music in other genres, in the 20th century. It all sums up to a very Groovy Jazz Pop album, with rich moments of RnB, Rock and even Classical passages (due to the magnificent and preeminent use of orchestras in the songs).
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  2. Jun 5, 2015
    9
    Currency of Man is, in my opinion, amongst the best albums this year! A different sound for her but it works - songs are a bit colder but herCurrency of Man is, in my opinion, amongst the best albums this year! A different sound for her but it works - songs are a bit colder but her voice remains as warm as ever! Expand