Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam
by Ghostpoet
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Jul 28, 2011
    90
    It's an uplifting end to one of the best albums of 2011, one that marks Ghostpoet as a name to keep a very close eye on.
  2. BBC Music
    Feb 18, 2011
    90
    Rarely does a British debut album forge such a fully formed, genuinely unique direction that attempts to slot it into established scenes prove almost entirely fruitless. But Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam, the full-length bow of late-20s wisdom dispenser/producer Obaro 'Ghostpoet' Ejimiwe, achieves such a feat.
  3. Urb
    Feb 18, 2011
    90
    Discerning heads will notice that the stellar rhyme schemes and heartfelt storytelling resonates much louder than the accent.
  5. CMJ
    Feb 18, 2011
    80
    There is something refreshing about an artist that tries to create well written and well produced songs instead of ones that smack you in the face with the frying pan made of catchy hooks, beats and shout-along choruses.
  6. PopMatters
    Feb 18, 2011
    80
    There are a few tiny flaws with Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam, and the most egregious thing that can be said about it is that it is consistent--a little too consistent.
  7. Prefix Magazine
    Feb 18, 2011
    80
    His self-producing the album allows for complete creative control and its pure sense of cohesion as one track flows seamlessly into the next.
  8. RapReviews.com
    Sep 30, 2011
    75
    He has created a haunting, unique, and well-realized artistic statement that is the perfect soundtrack for the early hours of the morning.
  9. AllMusic
    Dec 6, 2011
    70
    Peanut Butter ... might be just a little too left-field to capture the zeitgeist in the same way that Skinner did a decade previously, but it's a hypnotic and ultimately rewarding debut which, along with recent efforts from James Blake and Jamie Woon, proves that the words chill-out and challenging don't have to be mutually exclusive.
  10. Q Magazine
    Mar 9, 2011
    60
    An oddly addictive hip hop concoction of self-doubt and dread, set against a minimalist, almost jazzy backdrop that's also a bit Tricky, too. [Mar 2011, p.116]
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  11. Uncut
    Feb 18, 2011
    60
    Ejimiwe's lyrics are often vague, but the music has echoes of Tricky, Roots Manuva, and the minimal end of dubstep. [Mar 2011, p.91]
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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Ricko
    Dec 18, 2020
    7
    This is a solid portrayal of urban life in the UK at the start of the 2010's. Musically lifeless but I mean this in a stylistic sense withThis is a solid portrayal of urban life in the UK at the start of the 2010's. Musically lifeless but I mean this in a stylistic sense with every aspect of the sound there very much on purpose. Lyrically, it is hard to follow or delve into properly such is the style of delivery. It's a good listen but Ghostpoet's later stuff, particularly 2015's "Shedding Skin" is more to my taste.… Full Review »
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