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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 38 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Negative: 0 out of 38
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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
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  1. Dec 7, 2011
    80
    SBTRKT's downtempo, mellow nature means it's a dance album that's unlikely to ever be played in a club, but showing James Blake that sparse, minimal dubstep and well-crafted pop melodies aren't mutually exclusive, it's a daring debut which lives up to the masked man's "next big thing" label.
  2. Q Magazine
    Aug 8, 2011
    80
    Inventive Londoner plunders all corners of the dancefloor. [Aug. 2011, p. 123]
  3. Aug 1, 2011
    70
    SBTRKT isn't going to break down any barriers in the obsessively experimental world that it was birthed, but it's a thoroughly solid listen all the way through. Which is a lot more than his supposed peers could say about their debut albums.