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- Summary: The debut full-length album for the British R&B singer who graduated from the same infamous Brit School as Adele and Amy Winehouse was produced with Will Bevan (aka Burial) and Royce Wood, Jr.
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- Record Label: Verve
- Genre(s): Electronic, R&B, Downtempo, Contemporary R&B, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 17
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Mixed: 6 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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May 25, 2011With it's at times blissfully understated cool Mirrorwriting confirms Woon as a man capable of a making truly remarkable music, the sort of music that makes it clear what a miraculous triviality it is to turn on a record and let it spin.
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Apr 25, 2011There are enough moments on here to convince that Woon is a very special talent.
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Apr 25, 2011Woon's work is unashamedly bucolic (he writes songs about going for a walk) and beat-literate (he's worked with Burial), and his tremulous, medieval folk singer voice makes it perfectly bearable.
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Apr 25, 2011Soulful and bluesy in a way that still acknowledges the existence of the various strains of cutting-edge electronic music emanating from the UK, Mirrorwriting is one of 2011's most assured and confident debuts.
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Dec 19, 2011Mirrorwriting is an encouraging first offering which should neatly fill the spacious, indie R&B gap until the XX's next record comes along, but if it could have sustained the quality of its opening six tracks, it could have been much better.
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MojoMay 18, 2011By the end, you are left wanting more extreme flourishes. [May 2011, p.114]
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Apr 25, 2011This is pop, and as pop, Mirrorwriting showcases a slick but uninventive pastiche of rhythm and soul.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jul 5, 2011
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