When I Get Home
by Solange
  • Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2019
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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 322 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 36 out of 322
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  1. ROBYWON
    Sep 14, 2022
    10
    Sophisticated and graceful, Solange gives us an accurate and introspective look at African American culture. From her museum performances, also implemented at the Venice Biennale, the artisa embraces all art forms, with full awareness. In the songs, the corporeality, the movements, the hairstyles and the clothes are perceptible, enveloping you in Knowles' world. Best track "Almeda"
  2. yangxzz
    Jul 19, 2022
    10
    Uma experiência incrível, um álbum pensado desde a primeira faixa até a última para ser uma obra completa e coesa e não um conglomerado de faixas aleatórias. O nível de produção artística que envolve desde sintetizadores até harmonias feitas com a voz da própria Solange é encantador e as interludes somadas as transições, como em Jerrod para Binz, são essenciais para fechar este trabalhoUma experiência incrível, um álbum pensado desde a primeira faixa até a última para ser uma obra completa e coesa e não um conglomerado de faixas aleatórias. O nível de produção artística que envolve desde sintetizadores até harmonias feitas com a voz da própria Solange é encantador e as interludes somadas as transições, como em Jerrod para Binz, são essenciais para fechar este trabalho impecável… Expand
  3. daniel_galvez
    Mar 13, 2022
    8
    La producción es muy buena. When I Get Home tiene muchas atmosferas que hacen entrar en una inmersión de lugares asombrosos de su ciudad natal, junto con la voz espectral de Solange, convierte a WIGH, en uno de sus proyectos mas interesantes.
  4. NicoNicole
    Aug 6, 2021
    10
    Quando decidi parar o que estava fazendo para me dedicar a ouvir esse álbum eu sabia que iria gostar, e de fato Solange de novo não me decepcionou. Tudo exatamente no lugar, inclusive os interludes que muitos criticaram, o álbum não seria o mesmo sem eles, e quem não gostou claramente não entende que um álbum as vezes é muito mais do que várias musicas sortidas e espalhadas, as vezes é umaQuando decidi parar o que estava fazendo para me dedicar a ouvir esse álbum eu sabia que iria gostar, e de fato Solange de novo não me decepcionou. Tudo exatamente no lugar, inclusive os interludes que muitos criticaram, o álbum não seria o mesmo sem eles, e quem não gostou claramente não entende que um álbum as vezes é muito mais do que várias musicas sortidas e espalhadas, as vezes é uma história, e quando se trata de Solange é sempre um deleite ouvir suas histórias.… Expand
  5. Olivier1
    May 13, 2021
    9
    So, people are fascinated by Solange: she's siblings with a woman who is considered to be royalty and is largely unavoidable. Therefore, people want to know what she's like, what she does, what her thoughts are (I think people have finally accepted- to some extent- that she's different from Beyoncé and she doesn't want Beyoncé's status. However, that opens up a whole new question: why isSo, people are fascinated by Solange: she's siblings with a woman who is considered to be royalty and is largely unavoidable. Therefore, people want to know what she's like, what she does, what her thoughts are (I think people have finally accepted- to some extent- that she's different from Beyoncé and she doesn't want Beyoncé's status. However, that opens up a whole new question: why is she so different from her sister?

    So, when Beyoncé released Lemonade, people thought they'd finally understood Solange, especially after she released A Seat at the Table: both albums discussed racism and weren't extremely different from each other, so the was a sense of mutuality there, and people thought they'd finally found the gateway to Solange's music and thoughts.

    Now this album kinda laughs (hysterically) at the notion that Beyoncé's music was the gateway to Solange- which it's why errbody mad. So that answers that question. Now to my review: this album is great. It's smart in a way that music just isn't nowadays. I'll stay with the production: it's mad dope. The primary goal of this album was (obviously) to make it sound like one song with many different movements, and it succeeded greatly: the transitions are (most of the time) smooth.

    The lyrics? I'm not even sure I should call them lyrics, tbh. It's mostly just Solange repeating a few lines/ words, right? But saying that feels so reductive. And it doesn't do the innovative nature of the lyrics (or lines or whatever) any justice: no other artist has ever eschewed the value of lyrics from their music the way Solange has. Then the vocals and the features. The features are barely there, tbh. Which a lot of people have lamented but I find it to be pretty interesting. Why would you have all these talented, dope musicians and just have them in the background or whatever, right? I don't know, but I found it to be a mystifying aspect of the album: I listened to the entire album and then later thought, "Wait a minute, I didn't hear any Pharrell!" Which I don't mind: the album is dope AF, but I want to ask gert why she made this decision. Then the vocals are awesome, everyone knows this. What makes this album great is not the fact that it sets her apart from Beyoncé tbh. What makes this album great is that it sets her apart from other eclectic musicians like Sampha for instance, whom she's collaborated with frequently btw. This album makes her look different even from artists we think she's similar to, and that's crazy! On a side note: this album is the perfect successor to A Seat at the Table; stop talking ****    … Expand
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 28, 2021
    9
    This is such cinematic release. The brevity and ease with which it presents it's ideas is impressive and could only be done with her idiosyncratic soft soprano vocals. It feels like a love letter to Houston and to black music. To some the brief almost "Unfinished " quality might lose them but I think that's the charm. ASATT was her statement this is her voice. It sounds free,fun andThis is such cinematic release. The brevity and ease with which it presents it's ideas is impressive and could only be done with her idiosyncratic soft soprano vocals. It feels like a love letter to Houston and to black music. To some the brief almost "Unfinished " quality might lose them but I think that's the charm. ASATT was her statement this is her voice. It sounds free,fun and peaceful from the mantra of the opener or the humour of the "can i hold the mic(interlude)" ir the brilliant "binz" and charged "almeda". The visual pieces add more texture to the release itself and it's message. Favourite:binz,sound of rain,jerrod,almelda.… Expand
  7. clem666
    Dec 3, 2020
    6
    Solange has evolved a lot since 'A Seat At The Table' (which by the way was amazing). The lyrics are still interesting and are linked with some deep subjects our societies are dealing with. However there is a huge musical gap between the two projects. Where 'A Seat At The Table' was chanting, soft and questionning by its words, 'When I Get Home' sounds more incisive in its production. SomeSolange has evolved a lot since 'A Seat At The Table' (which by the way was amazing). The lyrics are still interesting and are linked with some deep subjects our societies are dealing with. However there is a huge musical gap between the two projects. Where 'A Seat At The Table' was chanting, soft and questionning by its words, 'When I Get Home' sounds more incisive in its production. Some tracks are just too repetitive and mellow. We still get close of that RnB style but Solange explores more and doesn't fear to try herself to rap. This lead us to some... let's say... 'strange' collaboration. In fact, Sampha, Gucci Mane, Playboi Carti, The-Dream and Standing on the Corner don't appear in the credits of the album, which is weird because their voices and collaborations are quite recognizable. However, these are some artists I never thought I would encounter in a Solange album. Gucci Mane and Playboi Carti are so far from her and her music quality. Unexplainable for me.
    Interludes (which were good in ASATT) are messy and drafty in here.
    Even if the album is (only) 39-minute long, it seemed to last for hours when I listened to it several times, with the strong feeling of not knowing where we were going.
    I'm sorry to draw such a conclusion but 'When I Get Home' has the same soul to me than 'A Seat At The Table' but with less intensity and effort.    … Expand
  8. hellokittypie
    Sep 3, 2020
    9
    I love her power, this album is a cohesive masterpiece, just like her first work. is by far one of the best records of 2019.
  9. omeglecamgirl
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    This album is beautiful solanges vocals are amazing, the production pulls at my heart strings, great calming album
  10. terrenceknows
    Jul 24, 2020
    9
    it can sounds boring sometimes but still brilliant..................................................
  11. gabrielmatos
    Dec 15, 2019
    10
    Since “A Seat At The Table”, Solange changed a lot of ideas and concepts, what we can see in this afrofuturistic album. “When I Get Home” is a mix of a new Solange and a new vibe of an experimental R&B and Soul. Solange did an amazing album, with an incredible production and talentous special guests like Dev Hynes(Blood Orange); Tyler, The Creator and Steve Lacy.
  12. Drr23788
    Aug 27, 2019
    8
    Great Album! This is probably the most vibey album to come out in 2019. Love it!
  13. Lajaleaa
    Aug 22, 2019
    8
    ( 86/100 )

    Solange, quien no es identificada hasta que alguien aclara: La hermana de Beyonce Knowles, tiene una carrera musical poco presencial que comenzó a formalizarse después de los 2010s. Solange es R&B, Easy Hip Hop, Electro Jazz contemporáneo y, al ser este mi primer acercamiento a su música, me reconforta el hecho de no encontrar mucho de Beyonce en ella, Solange se escucha    ( 86/100 )

    Solange, quien no es identificada hasta que alguien aclara: La hermana de Beyonce Knowles, tiene una carrera musical poco presencial que comenzó a formalizarse después de los 2010s. Solange es R&B, Easy Hip Hop, Electro Jazz contemporáneo y, al ser este mi primer acercamiento a su música, me reconforta el hecho de no encontrar mucho de Beyonce en ella, Solange se escucha autentica y personal. Pero no las comparemos. "When I Get Home", el nuevo proyecto de Solange es una colección de voces, frases, discursos y sentimientos que se introducen en una música que crea un ambiente lejano, añorado y soñado. No hay una estructura musical en el álbum, pero sí hay una narrativa: Solange canta sobre su vida laboral y mental diaria y hace sentir su música como algo tan fácil como tararear en un taxi camino a casa después de un largo día en la oficina. Cuando Solange canta, se exilia del mundo real para ir a su espacio personal en donde puede hacerlo a gusto, tranquila e íntimamente sobre los recuerdos de su casa y entorno en el pasado y las comodidades de lo mismo en su presente. Con ayuda de Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Pharrell Williams, Steve Lacy, Metro Boomin y John Key, entre otros, la producción es dinámica y se sostiene con detalles y arreglos que purifican y presentan la voz de Solange junto a sus ideas muy únicas y singulares. Junto a varios "samples" que coloca como "interludes" e "intermissions", "When I Get Home" se convierte en un álbum de fotos y recuerdos que hablan cuando Solange canta. Personalmente Beyonce me intimida mucho, así que siento no solo contento y gozo, sino tranquilidad cuando escucho a Solange en este álbum, pues ahora la calidad tiene un perfil suficientemente bajo como para que la gente la pueda disfrutar con mucha intimidad.
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    Solange, who is not identified until someone says "the sister of Beyonce Knowles", is not as much of a public figure in her music career as Beyonce is. Solange is contemporary R&B, easy Hip Hop, Electro Jazz and, being this my first approach to her music, I like the fact of not finding much of Beyonce in this. Solange's music feels authentic and personal. But let's not compare them. "When I Get Home", the new project of Solange is a collection of voices, phrases, speeches and feelings that are introduced in a music that creates a distant environment, missed and dreamed. There's not a musical structure in the album, but there is a narrative: Solange sings about her professional and mental life and she makes it feel like doing it is as easy as humming in a taxi on her way home after a long day in the office. When Solange sings, she banished from the real world to go to her personal space where she can do it with ease, relaxed and intimate about the memories of her house environment of the past and the commodities of the same in her present. With the help of Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt, Pharrell Williams, Steve Lacy, Metro Boomin and John Key among others, the production is dynamic and solid thanks to the details and arrangements that purify and expose the voice of Solange along her very unique and singular ideas. Along many "samples" that place in the album as "interludes" and "intermissions", "When I Get Home" becomes an album of memories and photos that speak when Solange sings. Personally Beyonce intimidates me a lot, so I just feel happy, joy and tranquility when I hear Solange in this album, for now, quality has a low enough profile that people can enjoy with a lot more of intimacy.    … Expand
  14. migsic98
    Aug 17, 2019
    0
    Incredibly boring and repetitive. It expresses nothing, it is tremendously monotonous and unattractive.
  15. LoveGoodMusiq
    May 23, 2019
    1
    This feels so fake artsy and boring to me? Crazy, considering ASATT was my fave album of the past decade. This is just horrid.
  16. hzy0421
    May 13, 2019
    5
    Feels like a super long mediation project to me, where her vocals lie behind the instrumentation most of the time with some standout lyrics & tunes just scattered around. I respect the effort but perhaps this has to be a Nope for me.
  17. jesusbronze
    Apr 26, 2019
    9
    By no means this is shade, but if you feel like you live in a world where you feel compelled to be Beyonce, you can always be Solange. Following the path of "A Seat At The Table", Solange's eccentric voice and style guide its listeners through the intricate lyrics and experimental melodies of this bold yet cohesive body of work.
  18. PretentiousGeek
    Apr 24, 2019
    9
    Experimental ventures into hypnotic repetition and sonics that both recall the past and propel the viewer into the future work together to conjure a deeper understanding of Solange as a creative and how she perceives the Houston she so proudly hails from.
  19. daironbustos
    Apr 5, 2019
    10
    this is powerful project of woman, I love her confidence, best album of 2019 so far.
  20. MusicSpy
    Apr 2, 2019
    6
    Solange attempts to do a full conceptual album but the poor lyric content, excess of interludes and tired sounds & production made the album boring and without any perspective. (6/10)
  21. Nadigg
    Mar 24, 2019
    10
    Everyone isn’t going to hear the beauty of this album. It’s not for everyone. And I didn’t get it on my first listen either. Not that it necessarily calls for a second listen but it deserves one. The more and more I Listen to this album the greater it seems to get. I would encourage anyone to At least listen twice.
  22. derbas
    Mar 20, 2019
    4
    When she became so boring? Her true ep some years ago was entertaining. This is a snoozefest, even more than "a seat at the table".
  23. Kerry-Paul
    Mar 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A solid effort! Solange continues to blaze a trail and go places where your typical Pop or R&B star of this Era won't. It's a great follow up to the Iconic A Seat At Table. Her intelligence is leaps and bounds ahead of her Pop peers. I cannot wait to see what she does next!… Expand
  24. lifeimitatesart
    Mar 12, 2019
    7
    it's a pretty smooth record which can play quietly in the background in the dim lights of an empty room as just her previous work but it's seems a bit fragmented by initial listen. it looks like solange takes us on a journey but still haven't a final destination. she throw a challenge by making us staring at misted glass for almost 40 minutes straight and by the end of the album it startsit's a pretty smooth record which can play quietly in the background in the dim lights of an empty room as just her previous work but it's seems a bit fragmented by initial listen. it looks like solange takes us on a journey but still haven't a final destination. she throw a challenge by making us staring at misted glass for almost 40 minutes straight and by the end of the album it starts to feel like 40 minutes is not enough for solange to get home. and maybe it should be so because the title is a blur definition. solange is not intented to give an accurate predictions about the time when she finally gets home, she just states the fact of returning. it's not a bad record at least sonically it's a winning moment of this journey.… Expand
  25. gurvinder3
    Mar 12, 2019
    8
    An incredibly cohesive album pushing artistic boundaries.

    Fav tracks: Almeda, Stay Flo, Down With the Clique, Binz
  26. jude5420
    Mar 11, 2019
    6
    Pretentious, fragmented, beautiful, quirky and sadly unlistenable. It seems very intentionally “mixed”, as a multi headed dragon fusion of hip hop, jazz,and R&B, and it all seems a bit dope drowsy and feels a bit too “I’m too cool for this trifling school”....So many ideas, spasms, purrs, coohs and jams, that grind towards deadbeats, and so I won’t be back to listen.......

    ....and those    Pretentious, fragmented, beautiful, quirky and sadly unlistenable. It seems very intentionally “mixed”, as a multi headed dragon fusion of hip hop, jazz,and R&B, and it all seems a bit dope drowsy and feels a bit too “I’m too cool for this trifling school”....So many ideas, spasms, purrs, coohs and jams, that grind towards deadbeats, and so I won’t be back to listen.......

    ....and those interlude affectations....    … Expand
  27. theanomalydiary
    Mar 9, 2019
    6
    Have you ever tried to like something to a point where you give it so many chances but you still end up being disappointed? Yeah, that’s what I experienced with this album. It's not bad but it certainly left me wanting more.
  28. spenceryang8
    Mar 8, 2019
    6
    While more eclectic and adventurous than its predecessor, When I Get Home is let down by some stiff instrumentals and Solange's inexpressive singing.

    FAV TRACKS: ALMEDA, BINZ, BELTWAY, DREAMS, STAY FLO

    LEAST FAV TRACK: JERROD
  29. tevin_pa9551
    Mar 8, 2019
    10
    For me being a fan of Solange since her Sol-Angel album, it's understood of her eccentric style. I loved "A Seat at the Table". I still believe it was the best release of 2016. I love her confidence, I can't see her sister being bold when crafting an album together. My first reaction to her latest record was exactly how she put... it was a record based around feel. I heard the music andFor me being a fan of Solange since her Sol-Angel album, it's understood of her eccentric style. I loved "A Seat at the Table". I still believe it was the best release of 2016. I love her confidence, I can't see her sister being bold when crafting an album together. My first reaction to her latest record was exactly how she put... it was a record based around feel. I heard the music and the production but I couldn't understand what she was saying. Felt like a D'Angelo album. it's 39 minutes of pure fun, dancing and her homage to the city of Houston. I watched a great video on a person who never heard any of Solanges' work but by him being from Houston he read the tracklist and knew certain towns, streets and intersections. That video was special. I understand why this is getting a negative review from the listener but she's never done the same thing twice. How I feel about it really was an prime example from the year 2015 for Kendrick's TPAB. I remember people hating the album when it was released. Solange is a 1 of 1 and I will continue to BUY her work because it's that DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!

    Favorites: Sound of Rain, Binz, Time (is), Dreams, Stay Flo and Way to the Show.

    Lastly, I believe the album flows well and by me having an open mind I love the jazz / funk influence surrounding the sound of the album.    … Expand
  30. systemBuilder
    Mar 7, 2019
    10
    In many ways this is the closest show to ST:TOS there ever was. Weekly self-contained episodes. Despite being on a star ship the leadership is drawn into solving a moral problem, usually from another species and just like Gene Roddenberry's original creation (Roddenberry wrote police episodes before Star Trek). The humor is sometimes flat, often amazing (Cupid's dagger). They areIn many ways this is the closest show to ST:TOS there ever was. Weekly self-contained episodes. Despite being on a star ship the leadership is drawn into solving a moral problem, usually from another species and just like Gene Roddenberry's original creation (Roddenberry wrote police episodes before Star Trek). The humor is sometimes flat, often amazing (Cupid's dagger). They are working on developing a dramatic side in S2. It's the second or third best Star Trek cast of all time (far better actors than ST:TNG). You must see this show and don't judge until you've seen S1E3.… Expand
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Nov 20, 2019
    90
    In a year where R&B and hip hop have proved the most innovative and original genres Solange has delivered a brilliantly crafted record that places her right at the top.
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  2. The Wire
    May 7, 2019
    90
    Knowles’s instincts guide the cultural conversation in a way that feels healing, intentional and authentically collectiveminded. A well-constructed spell, cast with intention. [May 2019, p.63]
  3. Mojo
    May 1, 2019
    80
    All credit to Knowles, though, whose vision is so cohesive that the 19 short tracks feel like one long, utterly immersive piece. [Jun 2019, p.86]
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