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Jul 25, 2012While Kiwanuka is extremely talented, his songwriting needs work; some tunes are weighed down by clunky melodic or clumsy lyric turns.
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May 23, 2012A record that radiates like a yule log.
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Mar 12, 2012A pleasant-enough handful of easy-going songs, in which the focus on warmth has left them lacking bite... but the warmth of that voice is undeniably beguiling.
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Mar 12, 2012Home Again is sweet, inoffensive, well-intentioned and gently, grainily melancholic, and it operates most fluently at the slow temperature which offends some while delighting others.
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Mar 12, 2012To say Michael Kiwanuka's debut is not the most modern-sounding album would be an elephant-sized understatement.
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Mar 12, 2012A record that settles into a nicely crafted, twinkly retro rut without really grabbing you by anything more vital than your lapels; tweedy, bespoke, second-hand.
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MagnetJul 20, 2012Home Again is an album with a powerful voice, but little to say. [No.89, p.56]
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Oct 9, 2012While Home Again rockets with infinite promise and closes on the moody brilliance of the Dan Auerbach-assisted "Lasan," the interim doesn't always clear that high bar.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 20
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Mixed: 3 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Apr 30, 2018Special CD for people who love this genre. Not for someone who loves mainstream music. The CD is blues-like, but reasonably weak.
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Jan 12, 2013Really great album.. Cool old retro sound and filled with a bunch of really nice tracks. Low key, but in the best way. Can't wait for the next one!
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Mar 23, 2012