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Sep 11, 2018MNEK absolutely knows his way around a pop banger, and it’s his expansive, polished production on more upbeat moments that saves Language from falling flat with cliché lyrics and the dreary lament of slower tracks.
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Sep 10, 2018It’s a beautifully crafted, upbeat pop album, and MNEK’s voice is compelling and gorgeous; the only small quibble is it’s a tad long.Colour , a triumphal duet with Hailee Steinfeld, feels a little tacked on in an effort to emulate the success of his Zara Larsson collab Never Forget You, and the conversational between-song interludes likewise feel a little extraneous, if all part and parcel of MNEK’s unique, mellifluous Language.
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Sep 7, 2018The fluctuation in sensibility, from people-pleasing pop to something more sophisticated, suggests Emenike is hedging his bets.
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Sep 7, 2018Language could afford to lose a few numbers--particularly the low-energy likes of ‘Body’ and ‘Girlfriend’--but there’s more than enough evidence here that MNEK is a potent force in his own right.
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Sep 7, 2018MNEK is a strong singer capable of bracing jumps into his falsetto register. But he seems to have been so immersed in writing for others that he’s lost his own voice.
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Positive: 14 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 2 out of 17
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Sep 9, 2018
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Sep 9, 2018
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Sep 9, 2018Favorite tracks: Correct, Tongue, Body, Honeymoon Phaze, Girlfriend, Paradise, Crazy World and Touched by You. Simply kind of wonderful.