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Loving in Stereo
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  • Summary: The third full-length studio release for the British electronic producer duo of Josh Lloyd-Watson and Tom McFarland features guest appearances from Bas and Priya Ragu.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 11, 2021
    90
    Loving In Stereo is a wholehearted triumph for Jungle, yet again delivering something fresh and distinctive to cut through today’s music landscape.
  2. PopMatters
    Aug 10, 2021
    90
    These are tunes for the head as much as the body and offer a grander perspective on the dignity of human feelings, like putting a still life in a gilded frame. Overall, the songs on the new album are short. Most are under three minutes. However, one can easily imagine extended versions of each as they lend themselves to being set on repeat on repeat on repeat. It’s time to open the disco.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 10, 2021
    80
    ‘Loving In Stereo’ might not quite satiate as fully after the delicious hooks of its lead singles, but in elevating Jungle’s pulse overall, McFarland and Lloyd-Watson have captured what feels like a natural and necessary progression – and a fun, danceable one at that.
  4. Mojo
    Aug 10, 2021
    80
    Bristling with hooks, this thoroughly enjoyable set deserves to be spilling out of open windows wherever it's summer. [Sep 2021, p.81]
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  5. AllMusic
    Aug 17, 2021
    80
    Jungle are at their most elevated throughout Loving in Stereo, in terms of both creativity and the general tone of the album. The songs are exploratory and fun, exuding energy and positivity and resulting in some of the group's best work to date.
  6. Clash Music
    Aug 13, 2021
    70
    Despite having occasionally moments of deflation, ‘Loving In Stereo’ is more refined than past work. Loaded with retrospective jams and summery hits alike, the record leaves their growth open to further exploration.
  7. The Skinny
    Aug 10, 2021
    60
    Keep Moving is the closest that Loving in Stereo gets to its own calling card, but too often the album gets mired in mid-tempo fare that allows the adrenaline to wane.

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  1. josrob
    Aug 16, 2021
    10
    This album is amazing. Loving in Stereo is unique and wonderful like all the things that Jungle does.
  2. Iasaalaa
    Aug 20, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Loving on Stereo is the kind of álbum that you can play at any time and place: in underwears un your room, in a party with friends or walking by the beach. Another brillant performance by one of the most original musical ideas of the last years.… Expand
  4. Kremyy
    Jan 19, 2022
    10
    My fav album of the year. So energetic, melodic, really makes me feel alive. I would say it is even better than their debut. Will sound evenMy fav album of the year. So energetic, melodic, really makes me feel alive. I would say it is even better than their debut. Will sound even better live.… Expand
  5. Konsta
    Aug 20, 2021
    9
    Recognizable music style now sounds as mature as it could + more structured lyrics = the best their work so far
  6. RoyalKempix
    Jan 6, 2022
    8
    Imagine introverted funk of 2014's Jungle and joyous neo-soul of 2018's For Ever come together and create a perfectly balanced, 40-minuteImagine introverted funk of 2014's Jungle and joyous neo-soul of 2018's For Ever come together and create a perfectly balanced, 40-minute musical fiesta, full of incredibly catchy tunes, mesmerizing falsetto vocals, groovy beats and upbeat rhytmes, which seems to appear just-in-time to save this summer!

    While in the case of the previous albums there were too big imparity between singles and the rest of the tracks, which each time left the feeling of listening to a bit one-sided album, here i feel like we got a perfection. Literally there is no track that misfits to the rest. Not only did Jungle manage to finally make of their full potential, but also added something extra to the elements we knew from their previous releases. Songs like Talk About It and Truth were completely unexpected for me, yet extremely enjoyable. Jungle revealed most energic side of their work since Busy Earnin', enriched by some guitar riffs and drums hooks. Although on many tracks Jungle seem like coming back to the past (similarity between No Rules and Busy Earnin' is not too hard to notice), there are some parts that sound completely fresh and I love this experimentation. Loving in Stereo is also fostered by first collaborations of the band - easy-going rapper Bas on Romeo and gentle singer Priya Ragu on Goodbye, My Love. Both doing a great job and even more versatility to already fantastic piece of work. There are superb songs everywhere, but my favourite might be most disco track All of the Time, which, besides regular, catchy rhytm and flow offers very nostalgic and beautiful melody. It is truly a song for everyone and for everything: to dance, to relax and to reflect as well.

    Perfect album for this summer. With Loving in Stereo, Jungle establish themselves at the top of popular soul music and give a sign, that they may just starting to reveal their huge potential.    … Expand
  7. hausoflilluis
    Sep 1, 2021
    7
    Two words to describe: sick beats! Freaking out with the whole album. These guys know how to do their thing. I don't know why, but they remindTwo words to describe: sick beats! Freaking out with the whole album. These guys know how to do their thing. I don't know why, but they remind me a bit of Sault, who are also from the UK. Hmm ...

    fav tracks: "Dry Your Tears", "Keep Moving", "Bonnie Hill", "What D’You Know About Me?" & "Goodbye My Love"
    KEY-TRACK: "All Of The Time"    … Expand
  8. bertobellamy
    Aug 13, 2021
    7
    Jungle's least exciting album to date, but not bad at all. There are some risky moves here — like guest singers and even a guitar-driven songJungle's least exciting album to date, but not bad at all. There are some risky moves here — like guest singers and even a guitar-driven song —, but also two or three very generic or dull. Singles, of course, are dancefloor bangers.… Expand