• Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Sep 9, 2016
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Mojo
    Sep 8, 2016
    80
    The result is 11 dazzling, fabulously hooky pop-rockers. [Oct 2016, p.95]
  2. Sep 8, 2016
    80
    What gives KIN its weight is Tunstall's craft. Invisible Empire/Crescent Moon proved that she could turn inward and be gripping but by turning that aesthetic inside out—this is an album about embracing the outside world--she's every bit as compelling.
  3. Sep 9, 2016
    70
    Kin clicks when Tunstall's vocals dig deep on tracks like "Evil Eye" and "Run On Home," and when she and James Bay strike a sexy, slow-rolling groove on "Two Way," it makes an awfully good case for going back to Cali.
  4. Sep 9, 2016
    60
    It’s smoothly produced by veteran producer Tony Hoffer, and each track has a radio-friendly sheen to it and a catchy chorus. Which is all very nice, but it’s disappointing news for those of us who prefer Tunstall at her more experimental.
  5. Q Magazine
    Sep 8, 2016
    60
    She's finally rediscovered what made her so intriguing(the hooks, the sharp lyrics, the energy) in the first place. [Oct 2016, p.113]
  6. Uncut
    Sep 8, 2016
    60
    Kin still sounds like the work of a clued-up hipster who doesn't particularly like the grimly effective pop songs that she's able to write. [Oct 2016, p.40]

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