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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman features guest appearances from Alexandria, Horace Andy, BJ The Chicago Kid, Charles Bradley, De La Soul, Elli Ingram, and Lalah Hathaway
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): R&B
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Positive: 5 out of 8
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Mixed: 3 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Q MagazineJul 12, 2017Steadman sounds totally at home. [Aug 2017, p.109]
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Jul 14, 2017Both immediately hook-filled and intellectually deep at the same time, God First has already earned its place as one of the most exciting and unexpected releases of 2017.
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Aug 24, 2017It’s got a great list of guest vocalists, too, and it feels like each one has been recruited as a result of careful consideration. If there is a criticism, it’s that it’s a disjointed record that sometimes feels like Steadman focuses more on showing off his preferences than his own soul, but it sounds delicious either way.
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UncutJul 12, 2017A largely enjoyable ramble through '90s and early '00s-era soul-jazz and brassy funk. [Aug 2017, p.32]
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Jul 14, 2017Each track here, from the Argentinian horns and swaggering funk of ‘Angels / Your Love’ to the offbeat drumming and joyous vocals (courtesy of soul legend Charles Bradley) on ‘Grant Green’, it’s like a meticulously stitched patchwork of musical discovery.
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Jul 12, 2017For his debut as Mr Jukes, former Bombay Bicycle Club frontman Jack Steadman uses deftly-applied jazz samples, restoring his youthful interest in that genre after years in the indie salt-mines.
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Jul 17, 2017The discrepancy between Steadman’s skill set and the kind of music he’s trying to make here is hard to overlook.
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Positive: 0 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 1 out of 1
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Jul 21, 2017This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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