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  • Summary: The singer-songwriter returns after a five year absence with his sixth full-length release featuring guest appearances from Joel Compass, Lianne La Havas, Prides, Josef Salvat, Luke Sital-Singh, and Sweet Billy Pilgrim.
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Be Beautiful
A stack of old photos Will bury me today It didn't end well Don't let it carry us away Sunk down, fired up, stepping out And burned this into... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Feb 6, 2015
    80
    10 Futures takes Aqualung from the depths of forgotten, one-hit-wonder music territory and brings him back to the surface.
  2. Jan 23, 2015
    80
    Aqualung has been ingeniously invigorated.
  3. Jan 27, 2015
    80
    10 Futures categorically sounds like an album that was made for the sake of it, for the joy of it.
  4. Uncut
    Jan 23, 2015
    70
    10 Futures propulsive blend of soul-pop and electronica sees him indulging a more experimental side, making it a satisfying proposition all round. [Feb 2015, p.73]
  5. Feb 3, 2015
    70
    Hales' acumen for production is on full display here, as 10 Futures is a marvel of meticulous engineering, and while the material doesn't always live up to the sonic grandstanding, it never suffers because of it.
  6. Q Magazine
    Jan 23, 2015
    60
    It's a record that renders previous comparisons obsolete. [Feb 2015, p.105]
  7. 55
    Between the dated indie dance and the ballads and the auto-crooned, electronic pop, there are promising, soulful, twinkling instances of intelligent sampling and singing and interesting instrumental interludes.

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