Fresh Blood
by Matthew E. White
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Mar 10, 2015
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
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  1. The 405
    Mar 26, 2015
    85
    A true musical blessing, extraordinary stuff.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 10, 2015
    85
    What follows is a highlight in an album of standouts.
  3. Paste Magazine
    Mar 10, 2015
    84
    Musically and lyrically, each track on Fresh Blood feels like a micro-journey in itself; White never lets the listener stay sonically or emotionally in one place. And that sense of perpetual motion will likely sustain Fresh Blood’s longevity, too.
  5. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 9, 2015
    80
    Fresh Blood refines the Spacebomb MO, darkening themes and expanding their range.
  6. DIY Magazine
    Mar 9, 2015
    80
    Fresh Blood is the kind of album that harks back to music’s glorious history but does so in a way that remains fresh and compelling. It’s an album of revelatory qualities.
  7. Mojo
    Mar 9, 2015
    80
    Fresh Blood’s 10 tracks span an impressive spread of moods.
  8. musicOMH.com
    Mar 6, 2015
    80
    There was a lot of pressure on Matthew E White to deliver something as good the second time around. Yet the expectation appears to have hardly phased him, as Fresh Blood reaches similar heady heights.
  9. Exclaim
    Mar 6, 2015
    80
    It's a feel-good record with intricate, heartfelt tunes, and effectively spreads the gospel of the church of Spacebomb.
  10. Record Collector
    Mar 6, 2015
    80
    On the whole, Fresh Blood is an often difficult journey that’s still worth taking.
  11. Q Magazine
    Mar 5, 2015
    80
    It's less of an album. more of a grand seduction: sultry, beguiling and entirely irresistible. [Apr 2015, p.98]
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  12. Uncut
    Mar 5, 2015
    80
    It is a more energetic, and in places darker, record than its predecessor. [Apr 2015, p.82]
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  13. The Guardian
    Mar 5, 2015
    80
    A more straightforward affair, and--though still a delicious record--slightly less eye-opening.
  14. Under The Radar
    Mar 10, 2015
    70
    Fresh Blood is a much more consistent album than its predecessor. But with it, White has lost some of the sparkle that makes him so compelling.
  15. AllMusic
    Mar 9, 2015
    70
    With a sound so luscious, Fresh Blood is hard to resist and if it doesn't quite offer the lasting sustenance it presumes, it nevertheless tastes mighty fine.
  16. Pitchfork
    Mar 9, 2015
    67
    At times, White’s knack for simplicity lapses into the slightly generic.
  17. Consequence
    Mar 5, 2015
    67
    Fresh Blood loses momentum between its peaks.

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