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Jun 4, 2021All-in-all, ‘Man Made’ is an impressively accomplished, ever-giving record that rarely fails to enchant.
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Jun 4, 2021An album that is truly magical, Man Made is a stand-out debut. After giving everyone a bite of the fruit with previous releases “Downers” and “Hu Man”, this is the full showcase of her impeccable talent.
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Jun 9, 2021Although this is an album about oneness, we are here for Peng, and these moments where we feel closest to her as a person are some of the most rewarding.
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Jun 24, 2021A testament to her versatility and willingness to experiment, Man Made entrenches Greentea Peng's position as one of the UK's most exciting young songwriters.
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MojoJun 7, 2021Exhortations are soundtracked by languid funk that occasionally stumbles into trip-hop autopilot but is mostly electrified by Peng's restless inspiration. [Jul 2021, p.87]
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Jun 4, 2021Greentea Peng’s debut album Man Made captures a central paradox from the past year: the compulsion to turn inward, brought on by the psychological fallout from living through the pandemic, and the need to look outward at the inequalities that have been brought into sharp focus.
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Jun 4, 2021Carefully structured, ‘MAN MADE’ is able to caress the spartan sonics of ‘Away We Go’, for example, before plunging into the revelatory rock guitar of ‘Sinner’. In bringing such diversity together, the central creator is able to span opposites, and build bridges that perfectly amplify her touching lyricism.
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Jun 4, 2021Throughout, you get the sense Greentea is defiantly doing everything in her own sweet time. Lucky for us, then, that her sense of timing is in sync with the universe, because this hazy set is ideally suited to the long, lazy summer days.
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UncutJul 27, 2021More style than substance at times, maybe, but invariably rich in promise. [Sep 2021, p.27]
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The WireJun 29, 2021At her best she lives up to the statement of intent on “This Sound” where her style is pitched as physical, literal but metaphysical, mystical and medicinal. ... But by the time she implores us to “do yourself a favour and eat some shrooms”, she sounds dangerously like just another hippy with too much faith in her medicine. [Jun 2021, p.
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Jun 7, 2021Atmospheres, healing and processing society’s messages are the point here, rather than hits. But Wells doesn’t lack for tunes, which ebb in and out.
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Jun 4, 2021Man Made suffers from too much material, not enough editorial oversight, and not nearly enough inspired composition.
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Jan 13, 2022This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.
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Jun 25, 2021