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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length studio release for the Swedish rapper was recorded in Miami and was produced by Yung Gud, Yung Sherman and White Armour.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Nov 21, 2017
    80
    Stranger is at its best when it steps away from the safety of cloud rap melancholy in favour of Lean embracing his outsider identity.
  2. 80
    Stranger, is a fully formed welcome to the staying power of Lean, and this third chapter is unlike anything he’s done before, while simultaneously being everything he’s done before.
  3. Nov 13, 2017
    80
    Stranger is especially striking for its beautiful production, drifting with dark synth glossiness that can feel a little meandering and aimless but just about avoids self-indulgence.
  4. Nov 10, 2017
    60
    It doesn’t feel any more disciplined or carefully-crafted than the experimental ‘Frost God’ did, but Yung Lean does continue to push the boundaries--which is precisely what brought him to public attention in the first place.
  5. Mojo
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    While his alienated, laissez-faire flow disguises sly pop sensibilities on the smoked-out, funereal-paced Red Bottom Sky and Silver Arrows, it's bare-bones lament Agony that sums up his charm. [Jan 2018, p.94]
  6. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    Perhaps not something you'd put on to get the party started, Yung Lean has though nailed the comedown. [Jan 2018, p.114]
  7. Nov 9, 2017
    40
    The beats are the only thing going anywhere on Stranger, while the vocals seem as drunk and rambling as ever, devoid of memorable similes or even coherent subject matter.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. Nov 24, 2017
    8
    this makes me feel like i am listening to more exitable jazz. there are deep feelings here. it mushes around like thoughts in my head andthis makes me feel like i am listening to more exitable jazz. there are deep feelings here. it mushes around like thoughts in my head and abruptly ends Expand
  2. Aug 31, 2021
    6
    I tell you straight it's very disappointing album for me. i fall in love with unknown death and unknown memory but stranger is not even closeI tell you straight it's very disappointing album for me. i fall in love with unknown death and unknown memory but stranger is not even close previous masterpieces. it's still just at best good CD at my opinion. Expand
  3. Dec 3, 2017
    4
    The beginning of the work hinted at a distinctive electronic timbre that could have been a foundation, but any musical nuance that was presentThe beginning of the work hinted at a distinctive electronic timbre that could have been a foundation, but any musical nuance that was present disappeared rather quickly and sadly slumped to revolve around an untalented rapper who has no energy, no delivery, no breaks in rudimentary rhythm, and hopefully no future. My Score: 67/180 (Bad) = 3.7/10 Expand
  4. Oct 5, 2022
    3
    Yeah nothing left to add... Lazy tone, dull lyrics, uninspired flow. Just an inequal project paved with incomprehensible beat switches andYeah nothing left to add... Lazy tone, dull lyrics, uninspired flow. Just an inequal project paved with incomprehensible beat switches and half-baked tracks. Three songs manage to get my attention during the several listens: 'Muddy Sea', 'Hunting My Own Skin' and 'Agony'. The rest simply goes from garbage to barely okay. The production sometimes tries something new, bringing some fresh air, but Yung Lean's tone ends up finishing things off, making each track sound exactly like its predecessor. Expand