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Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

  • Summary: The second solo full-length release for the British artist is his first on the Rough Trade label.
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  • Record Label: Rough Trade
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Experimental Electronic
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100
Look at my shoulder, I'm bound to need you. Everybody says I'm wrong Said, I'm dying to meet you, girl. But everybody says I'm wrong Everybody says... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Nov 4, 2014
    90
    There’s a newfound purpose to his dilettantism, one that invests the album with more weight than anyone had any right to expect.
  2. Resident Advisor
    Nov 3, 2014
    90
    Sure, the LP has its eccentric moments, and it takes a long time to really get to know. But, as The Redeemer hinted and Black Metal proves, beneath all the YouTube sampling, bizarre press and one-off Russian blog releases, Blunt is a talented singer-songwriter with a keen ear for odd sounds.
  3. Exclaim
    Nov 4, 2014
    80
    On Black Metal, Blunt's style is still very difficult to classify, yet a hint more inviting and amicable than his last.
  4. The Observer (UK)
    Nov 3, 2014
    80
    It is fractured, offbeat, at times grating, yet contains some of the most achingly beautiful music recorded this year.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Nov 6, 2014
    80
    Its second half is abrasive to the extreme, but by this point the hypnotic album’s already worked its charm. If Blunt is ever to settle into a routine, this should be his blueprint.
  6. The Wire
    Dec 15, 2014
    80
    The result is, even more than Blunt's previous work, an enigmatic emotional tenor. [Nov 2014, p.62]
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  7. musicOMH.com
    Nov 3, 2014
    50
    What is surely one of the year’s most frustrating releases.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. blntsntky
    Jun 22, 2023
    10
    The best pop album of all time. Every song is beautiful, soulful, or energetic, and never fail to entertain.
  2. gay1
    Sep 17, 2016
    9
    Dean Blunt categorized a new creation of himself. One of the best creations of him, and we wait for more albuns like this.
    FAVORITE TRACKS:    Dean Blunt categorized a new creation of himself. One of the best creations of him, and we wait for more albuns like this.
    FAVORITE TRACKS: LUSH,BLOW,FOREVER,PUNK,MERSH
    LAST FAVORITE TRACK: 100    … Expand
  4. NickCummer
    Feb 4, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In an era where baroque pop has faded out of the picture, we are reminded why the genre at least still exists in this poetic tale of today's pop culture environment.

    Favorite Tracks: LUSH, 50 CENT, MOLLY & AQUAFINA, FOREVER

    Least Favorite Track: X    … Expand
  5. Jackson777
    Oct 12, 2021
    9
    Enjoyed almost every song in this album. The album has beautiful instrumentals and Dean has a unique voice in my opinion. Will definitely buyEnjoyed almost every song in this album. The album has beautiful instrumentals and Dean has a unique voice in my opinion. Will definitely buy this one day once I get around to finding a vinyl or cd copy, listening to this was a fun experience overall and I highly recommend you listen to this great pop album.… Expand

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