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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 49 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British singer features production from Artwork, George FitzGerald, Geeneus, Jacques Greene, Joker, and Route 94 as well as guest appearances from Jessie Ware and Sampha.
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Crying For No Reason
I pushed all my problems to the back of my mind Then they surfaced in my dreams, vague on the light I sweep all my issues to somewhere I can find In... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 28
  2. Negative: 1 out of 28
  1. 100
    Assured and still in thrall to the spinning lights, Little Red confidently and unpretentiously reflects Katy B’s transition from eager young clubber with a curfew to a mature young woman with a home of her own and the ability to hold a little something in reserve.
  2. 80
    In short, this album holds together even better than On a Mission, and Katy B is still our best pop star.
  3. Q Magazine
    Feb 14, 2014
    80
    The singer hits new highs and broadens her pop horizons. [Mar 2014, p.118]
  4. Feb 7, 2014
    75
    What she’s given us, here, is an album that sustains the energy of the party while prioritizing the real, complicated human feelings in the middle of it all. It’s quite something.
  5. Feb 18, 2014
    70
    While songs like '5AM' and 'Aaliyah' are very much made with mainstream dancefloors in their peripheral vision, much of the album, particularly some of the supplementary tracks, are still steeped very much in underground dance culture, and its in these moments that the album really excels.
  6. Mar 6, 2014
    60
    While there’s glimpses of the magic that listeners heard oozing through On A Mission it doesn’t pervade Little Red.
  7. 20
    The only new aspect of this follow-up to 2011’s On a Mission is her transatlantic phrasing; otherwise, it’s pretty much the same old thing, with pulsing dubstep synths relentlessly driving things to the lowest common denominator.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Feb 4, 2014
    10
    yaaaas finally i've been waiting for this since 62636366 years ago. either way this is an amazing album, we've already started with the rightyaaaas finally i've been waiting for this since 62636366 years ago. either way this is an amazing album, we've already started with the right foot on music this year :D Expand
  2. Feb 9, 2014
    10
    Really an amazing album. Even not being better than her debut album, the dance beat combined to RnB singer voice from Katy is just let meReally an amazing album. Even not being better than her debut album, the dance beat combined to RnB singer voice from Katy is just let me blown away. Next Thing, 5 AM, Crying For No Reason, All My Lovin' and all deluxe edition are my favorites. But as I said, On A Mission is a better album, but this girl has a big future. Expand
  3. Feb 21, 2014
    8
    Katy B's sophomore album "Little Red" is quite a treat. Her album has the dance pop stylings of Robyn, but with a voice more like a crossKaty B's sophomore album "Little Red" is quite a treat. Her album has the dance pop stylings of Robyn, but with a voice more like a cross between Paloma Faith and Beyoncé and instrumentals more like Disclosure - so it has to be good. However, despite its inherent danceability, "Little Red" can become tiresome to the ears due to its busy and somewhat shaky production value. At times, it lacks a motive dynamic, maintaining both sonic diversity and monotony at the same time. However, it is sprinkled with enough infectious hits like "5 AM," "Crying For No Reason," and "Sapphire Blue" to overshadow this shortcoming. Her lyrics and themes neatly compliment her sensually driven but equally confident and independent instrumentals. In short, "Little Red" is nothing to cause a ruckus in the art community or a standing ovation at the Grammy's, but as a fun dance pop album, it makes an appreciated statement.

    FINAL SCORE: 80 (great)
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  4. Mar 3, 2014
    8
    Em um mar em que todos os peixes parecem exatamente os mesmos, quando aparece um que quebra a monotonia parece que houve uma revolução semEm um mar em que todos os peixes parecem exatamente os mesmos, quando aparece um que quebra a monotonia parece que houve uma revolução sem precedentes. Só que não foi nada disso, pois no final das contar um peixe sempre será um peixe. O que muda é que esse peixe apareceu no momento certo. Toda essa história de peixe é apenas para introduzir a resenha do álbum Little Red da britânica Katy B que mesmo não sendo a reinvenção da roda é o álbum certo que apareceu na hora certa.

    Lançado no começo do mês, o segundo trabalho de Katy B é um eficiente, adorável e divertido coleção de canções eletrônicas que consegue se destacar da multidão por ser simplesmente diferente dos demais. Começa pelo fato de Katy B ir muito mais além dos esquemas de composições "vamos festejar" que é, basicamente, 90% dos temas das canções pop/dance/eletrônico de hoje em dia. Não que Katy não recorra a esse tema em alguns momentos, mas a intensidade que é depositada nas letras. Katy consegue colocar sentimentos verdadeiros mostrando todas as suas facetas das sombrias e melancólicas até as românticas e divertidas. Há um cuidado elogiável na elaboração lexical e semântico das composições criando imagens bem definidas e refinadas. Dona de uma voz bem delicada, Katy faz o contraste perfeito entre a produção em performances originais dando um toque especial para cada faixa sem usar de efeitos que mascarem sua voz deixando tudo mais natural possível. A produção fica, praticamente toda, a cargo do desconhecido Geeneus. Little Red tem uma sonoridade bem elaborada que faz com que Katy consiga se diferenciar do resto. O eletrônico é tratado aqui de maneira madura o que dá para o CD uma cara mais complexa e artística em relação ao que se ouve por aí, mas o grande problema em Little Red é que faltou uma pimenta para dar um gosto especial. O trabalho, de uma maneira geral é ótimo, só que não é tão marcante como poderia ser devido a sua linearidade já que nenhuma música "salta" instantaneamente nos ouvidos. Contudo, para quem tiver o cuidado de ouvir Little Red deve-se apaixonar pelo mesmo, em especial, pelas faixas Crying for No Reason, All My Lovin', Aaliyah com a cantora Jessie Ware e I Like You. Mesmo não sendo o suprassumo do eletrônico, Katy B mostrou que é um peixe para ser observado e admirado.
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  5. Feb 21, 2014
    7
    A more mature album, with the few enjoyable dance anthems.A more mature album, with the few enjoyable dance anthems.
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  6. Feb 8, 2014
    5
    Your standard middle of the road pop music disguised as club music with uninspiring dance beats. Katy B has a good voice but I didn't feelYour standard middle of the road pop music disguised as club music with uninspiring dance beats. Katy B has a good voice but I didn't feel anything from the music or will remember this for too long. Expand