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Black Terry Cat Image
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Brooklyn-based artist was produced by Marco Buccelli.
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  • Record Label: Anti-
  • Genre(s): R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Alternative R&B, Jazz-Rock
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  1. Jun 28, 2016
    80
    Black Terry Cat makes confident use of R&B grooves as a base from which to explore more exotic sounds.
  2. Jun 28, 2016
    80
    Listeners of Black Terry Cat will have no doubt: Rubinos is a unique presence, with a sharp ability to make pressing issues about identity and society into funky, exhilarating music.
  3. Jun 28, 2016
    80
    Consistently challenging and infectious at once, Black Terry Cat is the kind of album that comes along only once in a while, where bold goes down smooth.
  4. Uncut
    Jun 28, 2016
    80
    [Xenia Rubinos] often extract the maximum impact from a startlingly nimble rhythm section that disregards any boundaries between soul, rock, jazz and salsa, plus a voice that evokes Sarah Vaughan, Joyce Moreno and--on the brilliantly squelchy R&B of "Black Stars" and "right?"--Erykah Badu at her wildest. [Aug 2016, p.81]
  5. Mojo
    Jun 28, 2016
    80
    A fascinating pleasure and a 21st century classic-in-waiting. [Aug 2016, p.95]
  6. Jul 13, 2016
    60
    Ultimately, it’s Rubinos’s unflinching lyrics that linger long after Black Terry Cat ends.
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