Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Apr 22, 2016
    80
    Overall then: heavy, strong and not that long… but not really designed for dabblers.
  2. The Wire
    Apr 21, 2016
    80
    Like his collaborative music with Peverelist, it's these tracks' mesmerising qualities that give rise to their oblique emotional resonance, even if Utility as an album is relatively low on surprises for an artist whose history to date has been littered with them. [Apr 2016, p.55]
  3. Apr 19, 2016
    80
    Kowton’s clarity of vision after eight songs and 41 minutes leaves no doubt at the intent of its creator. You’d be a fool to argue with the results.
  4. Apr 19, 2016
    80
    Easy listening it isn’t, but from the barest of palettes, Kowton has built something with personality and raw power.
  5. Apr 19, 2016
    70
    With only a few elements, Kowton crafts expansive, diverse compositions that, while still being functional, take the idea of the dance floor in novel directions.
  6. Apr 27, 2016
    66
    For all of its differences, Utility only sounds unnatural in the Kowton discography when it undermines the strengths of the music before it.

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