• Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Jun 21, 2019
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 23
  2. Negative: 2 out of 23
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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jul 2, 2019
    80
    Transcends its hackneyed backstory on account of its sheer quality. [Aug 2019, p.108]
  2. Jul 1, 2019
    70
    Burton sings about interior voyages and the tracks were usually constructed by no more than two musicians; it’s music made at home, for home listening. That’s all well and good, since the duo has considerable skill, but this existential lonerism underscores a chasm between the pair and their influences. Unlike the icons of the era they find so inspiring, Black Pumas rarely look outside of themselves.
  3. Jun 28, 2019
    60
    A substantial portion of the album is either reverential or referential to a degree that it can sound more like an exercise in homage or a licensing tactic than a distinctive work.