Fatherland
by Kele Okereke
User Score
4.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
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  1. RalphAverbuch
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    I hadn't heard anything of Kele Okereke before happening upon the album courtesy of Spotify. I was taken by a track on his new album Fatherland and sought it out to listen to the rest of the songs. Bottom line... it's a great selection of beautifully crafted songs that each stand up to scrutiny in their own right. Having read more about Kele post discovering this album, I'd imagine it'sI hadn't heard anything of Kele Okereke before happening upon the album courtesy of Spotify. I was taken by a track on his new album Fatherland and sought it out to listen to the rest of the songs. Bottom line... it's a great selection of beautifully crafted songs that each stand up to scrutiny in their own right. Having read more about Kele post discovering this album, I'd imagine it's quite a departure from his Bloc Party days. (I can't even remember what that band was famous for trackwise?) It may be classed as easy-listening by some. I'd call it compelling listening. The tracks are gentle but truly engaging. Just goes to show you don't need to shout to get attention...… Expand

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Oct 23, 2017
    70
    The album is a little verbose in places as Okereke delights and demeans in equal measure past loves and lovers.
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  2. Clash Music
    Oct 16, 2017
    70
    Instrumentally, the generous helpings of tenor sax, soft electric piano and clarinets give Fatherland a depth that warrants further listens once Kele’s rounded melodies and acoustic guitar structures have been dissected.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 9, 2017
    65
    Fatherland is a significantly simplified effort, a work of gentle, singer-songwriter consideration largely haunted by lost loves rendered as exactingly as still lifes.
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