Light
by Matisyahu
  • Record Label: Sony
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2009
User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 2 out of 13

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  1. spadenx
    Jan 19, 2012
    0
    Its just as trashy as I remember it after I listened to it a second time. I really dont know what Matisyahu was thinking. The album is so mainstream and pop and nothing compared to his previous work.

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Metascore
53

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Q Magazine
    60
    On his incredibly busy album, Light, there are signs of diversification too. [Jul 2010, p.140]
  2. AllMusic
    80
    Add Kahne's instantly accessible production and Light is not only a welcome surprise, but an album that matches his debut.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    50
    On bright pleasures like the New Wave-y 'We Will Walk,' Light comes close to becoming an attention-holding pop album. But it's dragged into earnest tedium by good-natured platitudes hippie-soul moments like 'Thunder,' on which Matisyeezy sounds like a self-serious indie rapper with a major vegan bent.
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