Even in Exile
by James Dean Bradfield
  • Record Label: Montyray
  • Release Date: Aug 14, 2020
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. cameron326
    Aug 17, 2020
    10
    A brilliant and sonically adventurous album from Britain’s most underrated songwriter. Strong from start to finish.
  2. JoshuaInsole
    Aug 25, 2020
    9
    Absolutely outstanding. Gave me chills as soon as 'Recuerda' exploded into that huge chorus. Beautiful, delicate, hard-hitting, powerful.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Beats Per Minute
    Aug 18, 2020
    70
    Even if it’s a bit much at times, Even in Exile could well be the best record Bradfield has lent his voice to since 2009’s Journal for Plague Lovers; it’s not a classic, but a very strong, autumnal call to arms.
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Aug 17, 2020
    80
    Bradfield supplies his usual tender bombast. Some of it could be sketches for a musical, and there’s real intelligence and verve to the electronic, acoustic and orchestral arrangements, with surprising yet successful touches of prog and psychedelia.
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  3. AllMusic
    Aug 14, 2020
    80
    The key to Bradfield's album is how it respectfully salutes Jara while conveying the emotions and ideas stirred within the singer/songwriter -- a rare trick that is quite compelling on this urgent yet nuanced song cycle.
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