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May 18, 2017The album's potent mix of soul-searching lyrics and spaced-out sonics lends itself to deep thought and accompanied stargazing.
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Oct 13, 2017Green Twins realizes a sound that's truly Hakim's own.
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May 19, 2017Lush and atmospheric, with shades of the paisley funk of Shuggie Otis, the laid-back, freewheeling early ‘70s Marvin Gaye and Todd Rundgren’s cosmic mishmash (with centrepiece soul medley)--A Wizard, A True Star, Green Twins demands your attention, in a subtle but compelling way.
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May 23, 2017The songs on Green Twins feel like attempts to save remnants of the cherished encounters that fill up a lifetime. So few of these moments last long. But Nick Hakim has set out to preserve his any way possible.
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Q MagazineMay 18, 2017Green Twins is high on sonic invention. [Jul 2017, p.108]
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Jun 23, 2017You unpeel this 12-song collection’s layers track by track, with repeat listens yielding new surprises as rifts and melodies that you missed first time around float to the fore.
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May 25, 2017Green Twins is impeccably tailored and has some gorgeous ideas. What it lacks is the confidence to stretch its colour palette into areas the listener might not immediately associate with other, trailblazing artists.
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May 22, 2017His voice, like the music, has a dream-like quality. ... Superb.
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The WireAug 8, 2017For all its kinkiness Green Twins is indubitably an R&B record (tracks like “Cuffed” and “JP” really can’t be described as anything else) and an exceptional one at that. [Jul 2017, p.52]
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UncutMay 18, 2017A truly futuristic slice of R&B. [Jun 2017, p.30]
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May 18, 2017Gleaning from such artists as Robert Wyatt, Marvin Gaye, and Shuggie Otis to The Impressions and My Bloody Valentine, as well as the personae of hip-hop elite like RZA, OutKast, and Madlib, Hakim has cultivated an abstract soul virtuality with elements of all the above. [Apr - Jun 2017, p.81]
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Positive: 13 out of 15
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Jul 15, 2019This album has the greatest vibe and consistency of all his releases. Its just great
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Jan 9, 2018Astonishingly beautiful. Nick's voice and aesthetic is unique and refreshing. A sonically incredible album.
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Jun 5, 2017