Currency of Man
by Melody Gardot
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Jun 2, 2015
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
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  1. Gcascais
    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 her voice remains as warm as ever!
  2. ericcamargo
    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.
    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    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).    … Expand

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. PopMatters
    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.
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  2. 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]
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 2, 2015
    80
    A bold step, especially as the songs slow-burn rather than star-burst. [Jul 2015, p.105]
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