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Soft Control
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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The full-length debut release for the British pop artist features contributions from Babydaddy, Amanda Ghost, Robin Hannibal, Emile Haynie, Dev Hynes, John Legend, and Johnny Rockstar.
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Ghosts
Bones shake, it's lonely, it's late Footsteps echo, glimmers of hate. Howling candles are blowing a sound, What can I tell you, it's all going... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 5, 2015
    80
    Whilst there are echoes of the bluster of Florence and the Machine and the minimalist soul of Jessie Ware here, Soft Control is a distinctive take on modern pop and an album with crossover appeal.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Mar 9, 2015
    70
    Soft Control is an album of neatly constructed soulful pop songs that anyone who likes the artists it references would enjoy.
  3. Pitchfork
    Mar 17, 2015
    63
    For an artist who has undergone so many identity experiments before her debut, Soft Control is a promising, if not groundbreaking, beginning.
  4. Q Magazine
    Mar 5, 2015
    60
    There's no shortage of character. [Mar 2015, p.119]
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  5. Mojo
    Mar 5, 2015
    60
    Chic, soulful, but more boom and swoon than hooks. [Feb 2015, p.96]
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  6. The 405
    Mar 5, 2015
    40
    There is precious little personality to be found on this dry, pedestrian record, which comes across as a selection of yawn-worthy Adele-rejects rather than a cohesive body of work from a singular artist.
  7. DIY Magazine
    Mar 6, 2015
    40
    For an album which features a list of impressive producers, it feels though one of them should have worked on the album as a whole to give Soft Control cohesion and the platform for Welsh to jump from.

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  1. thom1197
    May 4, 2015
    8
    At first some of the songs sound similar, but this album has really grown on me. Laura Welsh is a very talented songwriter with some greatAt first some of the songs sound similar, but this album has really grown on me. Laura Welsh is a very talented songwriter with some great producers behind her - if only Universal had kept a few more of the album's songs under wraps before its release. 'Ghosts' and 'Hardest Part' are, in my opinion, the best songs on the album.… Expand
  2. SoundOfAMan
    Mar 10, 2015
    7
    This such a good album! Laura did great songs and the production - while is a little homogenic - is so good too. It's not a big album, butThis such a good album! Laura did great songs and the production - while is a little homogenic - is so good too. It's not a big album, but It's so good for people who's looking for a new sound;… Expand
  4. Dennonyx
    Mar 10, 2015
    5
    This record is flat, hazy and a bit disappointing. That's quite sad since Laura Welsh is one of most underrated, talented female artists ofThis record is flat, hazy and a bit disappointing. That's quite sad since Laura Welsh is one of most underrated, talented female artists of these years.… Expand

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