User Score
Universal acclaim- based on 171 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 148 out of 171
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Mixed: 16 out of 171
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Negative: 7 out of 171
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Feb 9, 2011
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Mar 4, 2011There's an overriding impression that Blake is trying desperately hard to create an album of sonic originality, but textured calculations, modernist machine beats and vocoders can't replace traditional songwriting, of which there's simply not enough of on this debut
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Dec 21, 2011I found this album boring and full of useless electronic arrangements that makes this album unpleasant. In my opinion this album is extremely overrated and I can't see any future in this artist.
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Jul 30, 2012I really tried to like this album. After two full listens, I found myself floating inside an utterly boring record, with uninspired melodies and poor produced songs. The only positive view I could give is about the high level of Blake's songwriting and his voice, that has a special tone within. But, it is still one of the most over-hyped albums of past year.
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Oct 29, 2021
Awards & Rankings
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The WireApr 28, 2011Like Portishead, this album may very well achieve background ubiquity, but that should not be allowed to obscure the strangeness and currency of this record. [Mar 2011, p.46]
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Entertainment WeeklyApr 8, 2011An intriguing concept, not always fully realized. [1 Apr 2011, p.77]
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MojoApr 6, 2011London singer-songwriter attempts to annex the middle ground between Benga and Anthony Hegarty. [March 2011, p. 96]