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Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 36
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Mixed: 2 out of 36
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Negative: 0 out of 36
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Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 8, 2021Best of his carreer since the debut in 2011, the sound is refined, the atmosphere is the perfect defenition of pandemic era in eletronic ballads, with a beautiful voice and awesome piano w/ synths
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Oct 9, 2021Everything about this album is incredible. The production, the melodies, his vocal performances, the concept, everything.
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Oct 14, 2021I'm intrigued by the genre of this album, or how many voices I can hear on each song. The only certainty is that James Blake is unique; I don't have doubts. The invitations were accurate. The production, confusing. The passion, penetrating as exquisite.
fav tracks: "Coming Back", "Life Is Not The Same", "Friends That Break Your Heart", "Foot Forward" & "Funeral"
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Nov 8, 2021Wow! Just wow! I'm a pretty tough critic but everything from the production, to the lyricism, to the melodies is pure bliss. This album is my favorite James Blake project. It's on the level of Frank Ocean's two incredible albums. Think heavenly R&B almost. I have played this album on repeat for weeks and the replay value is definitely there. Highly recommend!
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Oct 8, 2021
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Oct 13, 2021
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Oct 24, 2021extremely good project, unique and impressive production with diverse creative sound and vulnerable lyrics. deserves nominations at something
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Jun 5, 2022James Blake never disappoints. It's brave and heartmelting how he opens up in this project and sings about topics that are not very frequent nowadays. Beautiful voice.
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Nov 2, 2021In its best moments, all of which come, ironically enough, on the solo tracks of the record rather than the collaborations, this questioning and double guessing of himself really comes through.
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Oct 11, 2021Friends That Break Your Heart is Blake at his most pared-back and unflinching lyrically and could also be considered his most accessible album yet. For some, this dismal balladry might feel a bit too far removed from the experimentally-textured electronics of his first two albums, yet Blake has found a brilliant way to still be unconventional and accessible at the same time.
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Oct 11, 2021Many affecting tracks detail the sharknado of outrage and bewilderment in Blake’s trademark delicate soprano, offset occasionally by well-chosen collaborators (SZA, or rappers JID and SwaVay) or startlingly pitch-shifted vocals.