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Summary:
The conclusion of the ex-Danity Kane member's Heart trilogy features a guest appearance from PJ Morton.
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- Record Label: Local Action
- Genre(s): R&B, Alternative R&B, Left-Field Pop
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Top Track
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| I watch my soul rise up Rise up, rise up My ignorance is a human being My ascension is a spirit being I can be both and the same I didn't change I... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Nov 28, 2016This onslaught of concepts and sonic rushes drives Redemption right along, carrying the listener through Richard’s vast and captivating imagination. Though she tends to repeat the styles of her earlier works, Richard still sounds like nobody else in the game, and for that Redemption stands apart.
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Nov 28, 2016The integrity of Richard's voice provides the through line, which is often caught in ghostly tangles of itself or locking into prismatic harmonies, similar to how Prince or D’Angelo treated their voices.
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Dec 5, 2016Put simply, Redemption is an impressively ambitious record, and its to Richard’s credit that she pulls it off as a cohesive piece of work.
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Dec 2, 2016A few songs fail to blossom beyond an initial intriguing burst of color. But the album's ambitions reward long-haul, continuous listening.
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Dec 12, 2016It’s an arc that she manages to complete with her conceptual solo trilogy, and though the pop chart-minded songs devalue the album’s more adventurous pursuits, Richard is still devoted to push her art in new, unexplored directions.
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Nov 23, 2016It’s an ambitious and sprawling work that tackles some big topics, but it’s not fit to hold a candle to the likes of ‘Lemonade’, ‘Blonde’ and ‘A Seat At The Table’, all of which have furthered the cause of confessional R&B this year, and have done so while being resolutely down-tempo.
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Nov 22, 2016Many of these songs begin promisingly before losing momentum and settling into turgid grooves. Rather than serving as a platform for D∆WN and Machinedrum to hybridize and expand the pop form, Redemption offers ornate, glittering garments, which constrict as they envelop.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Nov 24, 2016
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Nov 28, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Feb 25, 2017
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