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84

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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from British alternative pop singer-songwriter Laura Groves features a guest appearance by Sampha.
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  1. Aug 9, 2023
    83
    Radio Red is a crystalline, shimmering pop enterprise that dares to ask what a project might look like when a synthesizer takes a backseat to a career-defining vocal performance. It’s a signal that what’s next for Laura Groves is sure to be another marvel just as mythical, intricate and rewarding.
  2. Uncut
    Aug 9, 2023
    80
    "D4N" is a shimmering piece of neo-soul featuring vocals from kindred spirit Sampha. even better are the tracks that dispense with the drums and moves into woozy, beatless territory, using choral harmonies and FX-laden electric pianos. [Sep 2023, p.27]
  3. Aug 9, 2023
    80
    Radio Red bears all the hallmarks of a carefully constructed labour of love, one rendered all the more elegant by the glacial pace of its gestation.
  4. Mojo
    Aug 9, 2023
    80
    Expansive, restless, subtly volatile, Radio red is intriguing enough to keep it locked. [Sep 2023, p.84]
  5. Aug 11, 2023
    80
    While nothing here increases the pulse like EP standouts such as "Dream Story" and "Infinite Wisdom," the sustained and unusual sense of solace is heartwarming enough.
  6. Aug 23, 2023
    77
    A solidly realized full-length record, Radio Red is a welcome addition to an already outstanding catalog.
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