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Oct 23, 2017The album is a little verbose in places as Okereke delights and demeans in equal measure past loves and lovers.
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Oct 16, 2017Instrumentally, the generous helpings of tenor sax, soft electric piano and clarinets give Fatherland a depth that warrants further listens once Kele’s rounded melodies and acoustic guitar structures have been dissected.
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Oct 4, 2017Stripped of harsh digital fuzz and angular guitars, Fatherland is an honest, satisfying window into the heart and mind of the man himself.
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Oct 4, 2017A solo album that feels closer to home and, ironically more so than the last, doesn't pull any punches emotionally.
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Oct 9, 2017Fatherland is a significantly simplified effort, a work of gentle, singer-songwriter consideration largely haunted by lost loves rendered as exactingly as still lifes.
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Oct 9, 2017Okereke’s shaky voice means that Fatherland is far slighter than it might have been. Only Versions of Us truly resonates, and that’s thanks in no small part to Corinne Bailey Rae, whose interplay with Okereke is a joy.
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Oct 6, 2017Kudos for another reinvention, but the best version of Kele probably sits nearer the middle of the spectrum.
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Oct 5, 2017There are moments where the album shines, absolutely, but it doesn’t match up to the same level as Okereke’s previous work, both with Bloc Party and solo. However, it’s still a worthy piece in its own right, and a testament to the idea that a musician changing their sound is a gamble that can pay dividends.
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Q MagazineOct 4, 2017There's the occasional intriguing beat and nods to musical theatre. [Nov 2017, p.111]
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Oct 4, 2017It’s just a shame that what lies behind dozens of layers of metaphorical shrouds, isn’t a bit more poetic and interesting.