IV
by BadBadNotGood
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. Drowned In Sound
    Jul 8, 2016
    60
    Five years on, BBNG stand poised to write jazz standards for the next generation. In some circles, you’d call that progress. But for folks that turned to BBNG as infiltrators, rebels, the razor edge of the new--in those circles, you’d call that a sell-out.
  2. NOW Magazine
    Jul 6, 2016
    60
    While IV shows a progression, it lacks the progressiveness that would keep BBNG in a league with their aforementioned jazz/hip-hop predecessors and peers. However admirably, it stays in its own lane.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Jul 5, 2016
    60
    Taken on their own, each track solidifies the group’s wild imagination, but IV is tough to stomach as the free-flowing, full-bodied juggernaut that it is.
  5. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jul 5, 2016
    58
    IV feels subdued and professional, something you would never expect to associate with the quartet.

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Oracle789
    Jul 8, 2016
    4
    As a fan of BBNG since their first EP I'm kind of disappointed by this album. It's really by the books and is overproduced, and not somethingAs a fan of BBNG since their first EP I'm kind of disappointed by this album. It's really by the books and is overproduced, and not something that I expected from BBNG. If this is the new direction they are going then I don't know if I can be bothered following their music.… Full Review »
  2. perpetualjoe
    Jul 19, 2016
    8
    IV is a much less focus, and much more experimental, take on their style. Jazz elements are brought to the forefront, as are electronic ones.IV is a much less focus, and much more experimental, take on their style. Jazz elements are brought to the forefront, as are electronic ones. The songs with guests vocalists were a nice change of pace. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but don't expect the same dark, brooding album as III.… Full Review »
  3. andrilitvynchuk
    Aug 12, 2023
    9
    I am listening Cashmere right now and literally want to cry for how beautiful it is. Great album
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