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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 0 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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Oct 14, 2016Could well be album of the year. I haven't heard such an organic album that defies categorisation in a long, long time. Beautiful sounds and a wonderful voice.
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Nov 4, 2016The influence of earthy sub-Saharan blues is readily apparent on the choppy fretwork of ‘Walrus’, and the raw loops he creates by on-the-fly sampling have universal appeal. Similarly his voice, with its soaring inflections and echoes of Sting and Jeff Buckley, is a hugely effective tool.
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Q MagazineOct 19, 2016It's enjoyable inventive stuff, although the world music influences and Perry's scat singing style can make him sound unnervingly like Sting at times. [Dec 2016, p.106]
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Oct 13, 2016While not all of Utopia Defeated's tracks are as immediately engaging as the aforementioned highlights, Perry introduces a unique vision and his impressive debut is well worth the time it takes to let it decant.