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Experiments in Time Image
Metascore
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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Chicago-based singer was self-released after leaving his label earlier in the year.
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Monotony
Monotony is so over me It merge with me It can't hurt me Though it's empty, never windy, I'm just strollin' around in monotony In monotony In the eye... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Aug 14, 2014
    83
    Despite its title, which could suggest some sort of nostalgic exercise, Experiments in Time succeeds because it’s not concerned with channeling any particular time whatsoever.
  2. Aug 14, 2014
    80
    Beal quietly weaves an environment for listeners to drop in on, ignore, or linger in as they choose.
  3. Aug 14, 2014
    80
    There’s no attempt to make any songs appropriate for looped listens or party playlists, and yet it’s precisely because of this that Experiments In Time sounds like it could’ve only come from Willis Earl Beal, and Willis Earl Beal alone.
  4. Aug 14, 2014
    80
    When the album finished, I immediately wanted to hear it again. And then again.
  5. Aug 28, 2014
    75
    He's set himself apart as a singularly unique artist with a vision, and Experiments is the right step in fulfilling his quest.
  6. Aug 14, 2014
    50
    While there is much to admire about Beal taking such an abrupt left turn at this crucial juncture in his trajectory, in this case, it’s one that, more often than not, leads to an aesthetic dead end.
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