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Universal acclaim- based on 297 Ratings
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Positive: 241 out of 297
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Mixed: 41 out of 297
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Negative: 15 out of 297
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Aug 25, 2022Slant magazine said it best : "problem with Kiss Land is that it fails on both fronts, presenting a musically static album that's also disturbingly backward on gender issues, with a sustained focus on degradation that no longer seems anything but vile."
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Apr 16, 2014
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Under The RadarDec 4, 2013Kiss Land covers musical and lyrical territory similar to 2012's Trilogy, but Abel Tesfaye's falsetto recollections of joylessly shallow sexual escapades still sound relatively fresh and novel. [Nov-Dec 2013, p.100]
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Oct 9, 2013He still has an ear for production and his voice remains a pliable tool, but to keep himself tethered to an aesthetic he defined and completed within a year is to do himself and the listener a disservice.
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Sep 27, 2013Ultimately the genius of Kiss Land‘s production lies in its ability to literalise Tesfaye’s fractured state of mind.