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- Summary: The final mathematic-titled album from British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran features production from The National's Aaron Dessner.
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- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 14
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Mixed: 6 out of 14
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Negative: 2 out of 14
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May 4, 2023Subtract still sounds like an Ed Sheeran album, just one that is not trying so hard to be everything to everyone all at once. Sometimes less really is more.
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May 8, 2023One of the strong points of “Subtract” is how little sugar-coating Sheeran tries to put on his rough 2022, even as he provides a few leavening songs, like “Colourblind,” that speak more generally to his love for his wife, and not just the prospect of her loss. Otherwise, it’s “Life Goes On,” as a seventh-stage-of-grief song title, and “Right now I feel I’m running from the light,” as an overriding sentiment.
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May 5, 2023On Subtract, Sheeran’s lyricism returns to the spotlight, bolstered by finely detailed music that complements his crystalline lyrics and close-confidant delivery.
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May 5, 2023For the most part, ‘-‘ feels like a warm but cautious hug from a sensitive friend – Dessner gives Sheeran space to say what’s on his mind without trying to crowd him. ... But most of ‘-’ is doggedly one-paced, an often drawback of Dessner’s mellow production stylings.
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May 8, 2023Although the songs on – never really rise above a mild trot, there’s still some musical variety.
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May 8, 2023Subtract is palpably a grownup record on which he swings from coping to not coping. ... Artistically, things are less clear cut. If this is not a time for frisky, funky percussion, the watery tropes on these songs are matched by the album’s misty sound.
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May 10, 2023No matter how much aesthetic cosplay Sheeran is willing to engage in, though, he’s still pumping out the same cheese-filled anthems that have plagued his previous albums.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 40
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Mixed: 4 out of 40
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Negative: 13 out of 40
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May 5, 2023
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May 12, 2023
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May 28, 2023
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May 5, 2023An album so dull it fails to leave any impression at all even after repeated listenings.
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May 19, 2023I try to connect with this dude's music but why does he always give us such bad projects?
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