Cupid Deluxe
by Blood Orange
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Nov 19, 2013
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    Hynes can't resist tinkering with the formula and a pair of incongruous rap cameos disrupt a sketchy second half during which the feeling develops that Hynes is still holding back some of his best ideas for stars of a greater magnitude than himself. [Jan 2014, p.118]
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 18, 2013
    60
    Cupid Deluxe is wildly eclectic and nostalgic. [Jan 2014, p.97]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 18, 2013
    60
    Cupid Deluxe is a shop window for the future sound of pop. But perhaps he should quit trying to be a Prince-like polymath and concentrate on being a nimble-fingered production wizard instead.
  5. PopMatters
    Nov 18, 2013
    60
    Hynes shows his trademark moves, and also demonstrates that he’s not a one-trick pony--he can expand his sound, and push further into new territory. But nothing on Cupid Deluxe reaches the same streamlined, lovelorn, economical heights as his production work for other singers.
  6. NOW Magazine
    Nov 14, 2013
    60
    It’s an effortless but unpredictable experience. Hynes may not turn up until midway through a song, but he glides seamlessly into the album’s comfortable atmosphere.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 68 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 68
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 68
  3. Negative: 1 out of 68
  1. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 14, 2021
    8
    This has a beautiful nostalgia to it as if it was a lost gem from 80's. It's nostalgia is planted deep in romanticism and heartbreak, themesThis has a beautiful nostalgia to it as if it was a lost gem from 80's. It's nostalgia is planted deep in romanticism and heartbreak, themes that become interchangeable on this record as neither are wat they seem. This album can easily be overlooked due to it's cohesion bordering on repetition and production sharing similarities but it becomes a strength on repeated listens. It revels in the subtle changes:background vocals,instrumentations . This is a brave delicate album on loves both halves:heartbreak and romance exploring loss in it's variable forms:loss of self,love,heartbreak, loneliness. This is truly a definitive release for the 10's . Favourite:time will tell,you're not good enough,always let you down,UNCLE ace… Full Review »
  2. NormanAlee
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    It's ridiculous how the worst song You're not good enough - became a single. This album has a lot of good yet simple songs
  3. kyle_aaronson
    Dec 9, 2013
    8
    At first, it kind of felt like all of the songs were pretty much the same. But then I started listening to the album a few more times, and notAt first, it kind of felt like all of the songs were pretty much the same. But then I started listening to the album a few more times, and not only does that become an appreciation, and a good thing, but it starts to give the album a certain feel and vibe throughout that enhances it. I don't think it's necessarily a work of genius, but incredibly pleasant in a melancholy way.… Full Review »
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