Clash Music's Scores
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For 3,864 reviews, this publication has graded:
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57% higher than the average critic
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5% same as the average critic
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38% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 1.3 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 74
Highest review score: | Dead Man's Pop [Box Set] | |
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Lowest review score: | Wake Up! |
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Positive: 3,234 out of 3864
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Mixed: 601 out of 3864
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Negative: 29 out of 3864
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The Scandinavian chanteuse has returned with more anthemic contenders in the shape of her sophomore album 'How To Let Go'.- Clash Music
- Posted May 6, 2022
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A well-timed treat delivered by one of music's most beloved eccentrics. Go explore.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 1, 2018
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With ‘Land of Sleeper’ Pigx7 have managed to sharpen their uncompromising combo of Sabbath-esque riffs and experimental leanings into their most easily digestible – and perhaps best – album yet.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 16, 2023
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If you stand back and appreciate the whole, like a Monet, you will be delighted and intrigued.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 1, 2013
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It finds the band coming into their own, more unafraid and united than ever, with a record heavy in lyrical content but bright in tone.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 8, 2022
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From ‘cover art’ to core, it might seem the listener is last on his list, but this is just classic reverse psychology. The less Dean Blunt cares, the more we do.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 5, 2014
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Unapologetic, progressive and complex, it's adventurous, indulgent post jazz, brimming with spirit. Absolutely exhilarating.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 28, 2011
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‘Faith’ succeeds by offering not ony an elegiac portrait of Pop Smoke, but also a vision of what he could have become.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 19, 2021
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Less folksy, more funky, Kiss Each Other Clean is a rather more lively, sometimes even poppy record.- Clash Music
- Posted Jan 25, 2011
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Songhoy Blues have once again produced an album for all. The small-minded stamp of ‘world music’ does not apply here (or should anywhere really). This is quite simply a record for anyone ready to get down to some beautiful rhythms.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 19, 2017
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Sigur Ros’ world-building abilities haven’t been dulled by a decade of group inactivity – each moment is laden with colour, and mood.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 16, 2023
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Jaar shows signs of evolving here, and it’s more than welcome. For a record that feels chaotic at times, everything falls into place.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 12, 2020
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Brief though it is, 'Strange Weather, Isn't It?' represents a remarkable sharpening of focus at a time of flux - and possibly crisis - for the band.- Clash Music
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Parastrophics is mischievous and atomised techno pop for listeners who think they've heard it all.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 27, 2012
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The first four tracks and ‘Take It Back’ are some of his strongest so far. It’s a gratifying epilogue to last year’s effort. He’s clearly sitting on a lot of good stuff, which we’ll have to hear soon.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 17, 2019
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Succinct, tightly wound, and often explosive, ‘Magic 2’ adds further ammunition to his remarkable late career high.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 28, 2023
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Big, bold and ambitious, it’s both a welcome return and a statement of intent.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 23, 2021
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A solid second record with tinges of brilliance, it’s another fine piece of work from the busiest man around.- Clash Music
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‘Androgynous Mary’ is an excellent, excellent debut and examines themes of hope paralleled with despair. They have struck the balance perfectly.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 24, 2020
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This album signifies a moment for UK jazz but more importantly this a moment for Kamaal Williams.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 16, 2018
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On ‘Fearless Movement’ he’s made something that doesn’t feel overpowering to begin with. Less is definitely more and the songs here pack more of a punch than anything he’s released so far.- Clash Music
- Posted May 3, 2024
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Instantly familiar while still feeling fresh; nostalgic while clearly the product of a band who’ve carved a niche rather than rest on their laurels, Is This Thing Cursed? is the album long-term fans have been clamouring for since Skiba shaved his hair.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 30, 2018
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This is proper modern pop music: fierce and intelligent in its explorations, defiant and cool in its tone. Wondrous.- Clash Music
- Posted Jan 29, 2021
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What he delivers doesn't disappoint, and it's a tantalising glimpse into where R&B might be heading in 2016.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 11, 2015
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- Posted Oct 11, 2013
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Imitations comes at the right time of year: like autumn, it has a decayed feel. Yet, this is more triumphant than simply bleak.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 26, 2013
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Throughout, Kirk’s hyper-literate brand of songwriting is fully captivating, thanks in part to his propensity for a real zinger.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 4, 2017
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Dark Eyes suggests they have the potential to be massive, if they can just work that out.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 9, 2013
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- Posted Sep 26, 2013
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Overall, this is peak John Carroll Kirby and, dare I say, his strongest album to date. It hits all the points you want, and then some.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 29, 2023
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M.I.A.’s most consistent work since her debut. ... Yes, her myriad ideas are still tumultuous, but there’s precious few other musicians out there attempting such an ambitious and impassioned collage of words, rhythms and concepts.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 5, 2013
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One of the best things about ‘Time Bend And Break The Bower’ is how every song feels new.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 9, 2022
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Fade finds YLT at their most wistfully contemplative; a thought only softened by the paradox that this might just be one of their best yet.- Clash Music
- Posted Jan 8, 2013
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- Posted Mar 12, 2012
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He has vision and ambition beyond the scope of most of us and he is able to bring it to fruition. Long may he find new fans for his challenging but deeply satisfying work.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 12, 2016
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‘Possession Island’ aside, this is an energetic, upbeat, genre-expansive collection that ranks alongside Gorillaz’ best work.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 22, 2023
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His strongest album to date, and one of grime’s true classics – even if there is a not-very-good Ed Sheeran feature slapped in the middle of it.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 18, 2021
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The Neon Skyline is one of those albums that will probably never achieve the popularity with the influencers and loud crowds that one sometimes lazily associates with a “successful” artist. Instead, it’s more likely to be enjoyed by hardcore fans in a small venue eschewing the limelight for a communal lament of the lives of the narrator, Charlie, Rose and Claire.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 4, 2020
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A celebration of what makes Teenage Fanclub great, it’s a finely balanced LP of under-stated charms. ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ they say – except, perhaps, for Teenage Fanclub.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 27, 2023
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On ‘Sorry I’m Late’, Mae Muller shows that it takes time to perfect and craft a great pop album and that’s what she has done here. Every track could be, and probably should be, a single.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 28, 2023
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‘Before Love Came To Kill Us’ has a number of strong tracks and is an excellent debut. Jessie Reyez appears to be in total control of this record and shows off her versatility, as well as her rage.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 27, 2020
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A singular, precise, and continually inviting experience, Clean finds Soccer Mommy reaching a new level of artistry, using her earlier releases as a bedrock to support her ambitions. A marvellous debut, it’s truly something to savour.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 14, 2018
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FLOHIO’s debut shows a willingness to step out the boundaries like few other rappers, and she’s got the power to prove it. Out of Heart plants well-intentioned seeds; with some refinement, FLOHIO has a real shot of some bangers to sow.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 7, 2022
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The accompanying DVD features an early performance by this line-up, which is a mildly diverting if sonically unspectacular curio alongside a still largely splendid record.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 19, 2014
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Much like Villagers’ previous releases, the overriding feeling is of well-crafted, thoughtfully structured songs. The intimacy created by O’Brien’s delicate voice is as ever enhanced by beautifully chosen tonal colours.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 17, 2018
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It’s an album in tune with sometimes grim social realities but one which doesn’t get wrapped up in them, privileging lovely tunes and a broad appeal. European Heartbreak is a triumphant wodge of sparkling pop.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 28, 2018
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Olivia Rodrigo has created another fun, varied and mature studio album, which perfectly contributes to her wider attempt to preserve her experiences as a teenager within her music.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 8, 2023
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2012 - 2017 is one hour and seven minutes of sample-heavy dance tracks--eleven in total. Those who are deeply inquisitive about music will have a field day on WhoSampled finding vocal stems from David Axelrod, The Delfonics and Kanye West. Those who aren’t interested in that will still find an album which has an instant impact as Jaar substitutes avant-garde dystopian techno with the most off kilter time signatures for something much more predictable.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 30, 2018
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Overall, the album does a fantastic job of showing us where Lou Reed was in 1965.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 31, 2022
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‘Bike Lane’ doesn’t quite strike the balance, and as such isn’t a highlight, nor is ‘Shiggy’. But they’re done so wryly, so knowingly, that it’s not a big deal and they don’t detract much from what is an assuredly sparkly album.- Clash Music
- Posted May 30, 2018
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- Posted Aug 1, 2019
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While familair touchstones remain in place, they are thouroughly eroded and inverted by Doctor L's production adding subtle,a dn not so subtle, layers of noise and distortion along with a throbbing bass presense and post punk reverb.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 16, 2015
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Without getting too deep and meaningful and forgetting that Distractions is simply an album of indelible punk jams, it's also the sound of a disillusioned and discontented generation, and their collective vitriol speaks volumes for the rest of us.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 9, 2015
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Packed with personality and innovative sounds, this is an incredibly strong release.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 28, 2022
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Oxymoron is all killer, no filler--and despite some tracks here not quite translating to radio, in the album context nothing feels out of place.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 20, 2014
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Revealing, emotional, powerful and progressive, ‘Fever Dreams Pts 1-4’ is an impressive and committed body of work.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 24, 2022
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This is a body of work which highlights his famed vocals, feels perfectly produced and guides listeners through the hazy uncertainty of love and loss whilst still offering something fresh and clean.- Clash Music
- Posted May 17, 2023
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With 'Broken Equipment' BODEGA has transformed from a band to watch to something truly exciting indeed. Any early album of the year contender for those who like their music as sharp as a knife.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 11, 2022
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Never afraid to show both sides of the coin, this LP is powerful as he spits about hardships, politics, love and more; constantly referring to the title, he proves that not only is real rap back in style but so is realness.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 7, 2023
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His music marries complexity with club-ready thump, resulting in a dystopian dancehall of morbid booty shaking.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 25, 2014
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- Posted Jun 30, 2015
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Don’t listen to ‘Raven’ expecting immediacy. Instead see ‘Raven’ as a point of discovery, fostering dialogue on and beyond the dancefloor; an open expanse and a surround sound experience for the marginalised seeking thrills beyond the white gaze.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 10, 2023
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‘Ongoing Dispute’ isn’t just the strongest material the band has released to date, but is filled with progress, lust and learning.- Clash Music
- Posted Jan 22, 2021
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This is a playful project, not afraid to dabble with creativity but also showcasing both Denzel’s lyrical ability and Kenny’s creative dexterity, both artists’ visions. It’s as if they created a glitch in the hip-hop matrix, and one that would be welcome again soon.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 18, 2020
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Hallways demonstrates great writing, clever concepts, varying flow patterns and a solid ear for organic production--all of which nudges the boundaries without straying too far away.- Clash Music
- Posted Dec 16, 2014
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This is an album that can make you weepy in the hazy blur of the wee small hours, and euphoric in the fuzzy afternoon sun.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 13, 2014
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- Posted Jul 21, 2014
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It’s a Greatest Hits album, not a B-Sides & Rarities collection. What it is is a relatively complete encapsulation (RIP ‘The Air Near My Fingers’) of everything that made people fall in love with this noisy drum and bass duo in the first place.- Clash Music
- Posted Dec 3, 2020
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This notable departure from the dancefloor not only brings fans of her previous music and live sets along for the ride, but also wholeheartedly welcomes those who might never have set foot in the club.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 28, 2023
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A glittering gem amongst recent releases, ‘IRL’ sees Mahalia defining herself as a long-standing name within British RnB.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 14, 2023
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Whilst there are still shades of James’ jangly indie-pop in parts, this album takes the band into a new sonic adventure where you hear lo-if leanings and pumping club beats.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 3, 2021
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JID’s latest release is a wonderful insight into the rapper’s formative years, and ultimately through the introspective manner allows for an enthralling listen.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 27, 2022
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High doses of intricacy and complexity are contained on Reward. It is a record that signals an attempt to find and hold on to meaning in life. Intimate and personal, it is also one where mumbling is the order of the day, and where a lack of clarity is desired, intended and legit.- Clash Music
- Posted May 23, 2019
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In almost every way it is bigger than his debut, there’s urgency to the instrumentals and operatic crescendos, all in the aid of trying to observe the madness.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 3, 2020
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On what is his tenth studio album, he proves why he’s achieved such longevity in the fickle game that is rap. Tracks such as 'Turnpike Ike' showcase the four-time Grammy nominee at his very best, while his willingness to delve into topics outside of his luxurious lifestyle add a depth and gravitas to the record that make it a worthy successor to the original thirteen years on.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 14, 2019
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An audacious, adventurous, unclassifiable fourth album from the newly expanded Austin natives: this is a seriously self-assured sonic experience.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 8, 2011
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‘Things Take Time, Take Time’ sees her breaching into a new territory while still residing in the safe net of her previous sound, making it an album to introduce her to a new audience and a pleasing one to entertain her already exciting fanbase.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 11, 2021
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A few listens, however, will peel back a casing and find that every track has its own M.O and spans the curvature of the emotional kinsey scale.- Clash Music
- Posted Sep 7, 2016
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A step forward in terms of production and vision, but no doubt at quite a personal cost to Lukid.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 24, 2012
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By releasing a debut with such honesty at its core Lianne will find a nation falling in love with her.- Clash Music
- Posted Jul 9, 2012
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Despite the continuing theme the mixtape is no way disappoints, exuding a level of excitement and appreciation of a body of work that Erykah display’s both through music and her own style.- Clash Music
- Posted Dec 9, 2015
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An odd but beautiful and often remarkable album, Atlanta Millionaires Club has a depth of feeling that is difficult to shake off. Material that evidently emerged from a dark point in her life, this should represent the point Faye Webster steps out into the light.- Clash Music
- Posted May 22, 2019
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‘This Stupid World’ is another wonderful instalment in their extensive catalogue.- Clash Music
- Posted Feb 10, 2023
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A rich, fascinating, and perplexing album, The Curious Hand continually deals out new and unexpected elements, stretching Seamus’ until it breaks into the spirit of fanciful experimentation.- Clash Music
- Posted Oct 26, 2017
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Often moving, and never dull, ‘Secret Measure’ is a softly thrilling return, assured in its place in the world.- Clash Music
- Posted May 17, 2023
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It's one young man's proper opening salvo cast as an entire genre's dying breaths. But for a last gasp, it sure sounds vital.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 6, 2015
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Sometimes its hard to separate the art from the artist, but Lily Allen has once again drawn upon brutally honest and painfully raw experiences from her own personal life to create an all-encompassing and emotive sonic journey that keeps your finger firmly on the repeat button. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of here.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 8, 2018
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‘Red Moon In Venus’ solidifies Kali Uchis’ appeal as both a fringe artist leaning fully into her idiosyncrasies, and a crossover one executing universal easy-listening with élan.- Clash Music
- Posted Mar 3, 2023
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Sounding like club music for grown-ups wanting a decadent summer of love return without wanting their troublesome kids tagging along... Likely to be a hit in the woods and beyond.- Clash Music
- Posted Jan 23, 2012
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It’s a huge record, a panoramic thriller that places three incendiary MCs against a digital orchestra – an ambitious, lavish, and extraordinarily successful release.- Clash Music
- Posted Jun 15, 2021
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The heart of the matter on this record carries so much weight and substance, but it is presented in light playful ways and therein lies its appeal and beauty. It has light and shade.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 26, 2019
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Enriching yet austere, its methodology seems to embody the title of a previous Claire Rousay song: ‘everything perfect is already here’.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 29, 2024
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Stranger is at its best when it steps away from the safety of cloud rap melancholy in favour of Lean embracing his outsider identity.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 21, 2017
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Calling this 'No Waves' suggests a symbolic sympatico bond between the duo, best evidenced by the graceful way that Gordon and Nace hone in on controlling this beautiful racket with apparent ease.- Clash Music
- Posted Nov 21, 2016
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Though her personal tragedy has been transformed into an affecting record of real beauty, one truly hopes Li’s next chapter isn’t quite so agonising.- Clash Music
- Posted Apr 30, 2014
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From the shoegaze-tinged jangle-pop of 'Future Love', to the dreamy indie of 'Clouds of Saint Marie', Ride sound incredibly fresh-faced.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 8, 2019
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Less one-eyed compared to, say ‘Omega: Alive’, far less experimental than the last ‘Nighttime World’, ‘Victorious’ still leaves open the interchangeable nature of where Robert Hood starts and Floorplan ends.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 2, 2016
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The thrashing energy does relent somewhat towards the end, yet this remains an impressive introductory manifesto.- Clash Music
- Posted Aug 15, 2013
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She embraces their words, often of death and reminiscence on youth, as if they’d come from deep within herself. It is, after 38 years, a fine reminder of her vital place in British musical tradition, as the essential elder stateswoman of folk.- Clash Music
- Posted Dec 5, 2016
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Across its sixteen tracks, ‘Chromatica’ is entirely over-the-top, but in the best possible way. Every song is an anthem of defiance and empowerment, turned up to 11 and genetically engineered for maximum danceability.- Clash Music
- Posted May 29, 2020
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