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Mar 29, 2012Had it not been for the underground releases, this disc would be one of 2012's best debuts.
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Jul 12, 2012This time however they gave us a good album, something pleasant, different and raw to vibe on. Definitely give this a spin.
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Apr 10, 2012awE naturalE is at least a great, deep listen, and all that THEESatisfaction has done to challenge the listener warrants serious admiration.
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Apr 24, 2012Put succinctly, awE NaturalE leaves listeners wanting more.
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MagnetApr 12, 2012Features the same lyrical spirit and disjointed soul rhythms [as labelmate, Shabazz Palaces.] [No.86, p.58]
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Apr 2, 2012awE naturalE gives us a beguiling glimpse of an unfettered talent that most certainly is promptly, and most satisfactorily, on track.
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Mar 28, 2012It's a solid record through and through, and a powerful testament to hip-hop's potential for challenging, inspiring and pushing beyond the boundaries of genre toward new and exciting forms of hybridity and interconnection.
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Mar 28, 2012Feel their energy flowing through your mind. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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Mar 27, 2012The distorted piano and vocal loops and simple drum patterns do tend to bleed into each other, and the songs run on the short side, but together they're a mesmerizing set.
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Mar 27, 2012THEESatisfaction's awE naturalE is one of the most adventurous and tradition-bending hip-hop albums of the year, and further cements Sub Pop as the place for imaginative, left-field hip-hop.
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Mar 29, 2012awE naturalE, like Black Up, is a pleasantly surprising resurrection of the Pacific Northwest-via-Brooklyn hippie-hop that we never might have anticipated a few years ago.
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Jun 1, 2012There is a vital something absent; reassuringly, though, the greatness that eludes awE naturalE doesn't feel like something THEESatisfaction will never "morph" into.
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The WireJul 24, 2012There's something enchantingly nostalgic about Awe Natural. [May 2012, p.74]
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May 7, 2012Their vocals are overshadowed by the hypnotic momentum of their grooves: dense and swampy, with thick jazz harmonies and, often, rhythms that lurch and skip, demanding alertness because they keep things off balance.
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Apr 10, 2012Inventive and playful, their songs play out like animated thought processes, you're invited to figure things out with them as they try to make sense of the world around.
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Apr 10, 2012All in all, this isn't an album you can listlessly slam on to get yourself ready for a night out, but it is a satisfyingly rich project.
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Apr 9, 2012Often on 'Awe Naturale', the songs are suddenly cut off before they get into their stride and leave you wanting more of their soulful jams with a rap twist. Regardless, this is a largely enjoyable debut from this versatile duo.
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UncutApr 6, 2012Much here mediates around one unnerving groove. [May 2012, p.83]
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Apr 2, 2012Their music is full of joy, of sensuousness and sensuality, of acid wit and ambitious creativity.
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Mar 27, 2012THEESatisfaction's zoned songwriting won't earn any retrospection, but it's wonderfully reassuring that they made an album like awE naturalE--it's living proof that unique statements can still be made in those old, unstylish indie-hop tenants.
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Q MagazineApr 25, 2012An enchanting snippet of life in the left-field. [May 2012, p.106]
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MojoApr 19, 2012Their ability to switch up styles at will can prove a little wearing, giving an uneven feel to an otherwise startling debut. [May 2012, p.83]
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Apr 12, 2012Though the overall groove ("Don't funk with it," they advise on QueenS) is freewheeling enough to avoid being preachy, awE naturalE is implicitly political.
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Apr 5, 2012More often than not Stasia Irons and Cat Harris-White get bogged down in a psychedelic maze, struggling to get their intelligent and issue-led rhymes heard above distracting production.
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Mar 27, 2012THEESatisfaction can't be accused of not bringing themselves, but it's a shame to imagine the album awE naturalE could've been if they'd just brought more.
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Mar 27, 2012The lyrics (and their alternately crooned and flat-rapped delivery) are nothing new is probably the worst that can be said of them.