Safe In The Hands Of Love
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  • Summary: The surprise release from the experimental artist from Tennessee features a guest appearance from James K.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Pitchfork
    Sep 7, 2018
    91
    You get the sense, maybe, that Tumor is carrying around other people’s secrets, and that Safe in the Hands of Love is so cavernous-sounding, in part, to accommodate them. Holding all of this together is a stew of feelings—dread, sensuousness, ecstasy, terror--that melt into a mood so pungent and pervasive that people who grew up inside all kinds of different music will be beckoned towards it. Ambient electronic, dream-pop, experimental noise, ’90s R&B, even late-’90s alt-rock--Tumor’s music is fluid and generous enough to contain it all.
  2. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Sep 17, 2018
    90
    Bowie’s only consistent trajectory has been one of tearing down his mythos even as his builds it, and his latest manages to knock down yet another wall as he steps more fully into the light than he’s ever dared tread before. On Safe in the Hands of Love, Yves Tumor isn’t concerned with being “experimental;” he’s simply concerned with being.
  3. PopMatters
    Sep 25, 2018
    90
    What pushes Safe in the Hands of Love beyond the producer's previous works is the emotion that the record transmits. No matter if the synths are harsh, or the rhythm section arrives with the perfect groove, this is a work filled with an emotive purpose, and it is that core that makes it such a wonderful listen.
  4. Resident Advisor
    Sep 11, 2018
    82
    On his Warp Records debut, Safe In The Hands Of Love, Yves Tumor joins the ranks of Arca and SOPHIE at the millennial generation's pop vanguard, a group whose fluid approach to music and imagery is eradicating the gap between underground and mainstream.
  5. The Guardian
    Sep 7, 2018
    80
    It is refreshing to hear someone so emancipated from the rules of genre.
  6. musicOMH.com
    Sep 13, 2018
    80
    Safe In The Hands Of Love is a fascinating synthesis of rock, plunderphonics, bass music and noise from an artist that remains stubbornly undefinable.
  7. The Wire
    Sep 21, 2018
    80
    Sometimes the sensuousness of Serpent Music is missed, but Tumor’s drive to take this radically new music to audiences as big as Blake’s, Ocean’s or even Radiohead’s is exhilarating. [Oct 2018, p.63]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. konstantinos81
    Sep 12, 2018
    10
    Unlike SOPHIE or Arca who push the limits of pop sonically and aesthetically, Yves Tumor with Safe In The Hands of Love goes back to hisUnlike SOPHIE or Arca who push the limits of pop sonically and aesthetically, Yves Tumor with Safe In The Hands of Love goes back to his influences, filter and enrich them with pure ideas and emotional depth and delivers a masterpiece. An incredible blend of melodies, noise and rhythms that would just be unfair to call it experimental. Its just singer-songwriting of the future.… Expand
  2. CiphirSol
    Sep 10, 2018
    10
    I won't soak my words in hyperbole but I listened to this and found it to be enjoyable, hence the positive experience. I also can't think ofI won't soak my words in hyperbole but I listened to this and found it to be enjoyable, hence the positive experience. I also can't think of anything that detracts from it as an experience either, hence the 10.… Expand
  4. nikoziko
    Sep 11, 2018
    10
    Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo this album goood af boiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
  5. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 5, 2021
    9
    I found this album by accident and when i heard it it didn't click until the third listen but even then i knew there was something great .I found this album by accident and when i heard it it didn't click until the third listen but even then i knew there was something great . This album is a career defining release. It is such an amalgamation of genres . I loved most of tge lyric heavy songs more (eg.noid,licking an orchid&lifetime)as they tend to be at their experimental peak whilst even the instrumental songs r so powerful at conveying emotional intention while still being engaging.… Expand
  6. lulabymusic
    Nov 29, 2018
    9
    LP under the mysterious name of "Safe in the Hands of Love", as well as the previous works of this musical chameleon andLP under the mysterious name of "Safe in the Hands of Love", as well as the previous works of this musical chameleon and multi-instrumentalist, so distinguished by the inconstancy of styles and moods, intrigued music lovers to the ears!
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    ____ "Safe in the Hands of Love" is a frank electro-pop album full of interesting sound experiments and emotional colors. It would seem that mixing of a variety of musical styles can break an album into pieces. But by no means - this did not happen: it is listened to in a rather integral and harmonious way. And most importantly - is accessible and understandable to a wide audience of listeners, while remaining a kind of musical masterpiece.
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    ____ And while Yves Tumor is looking for himself - we listen to great music!
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  7. solaceinthis
    May 14, 2022
    8
    The album is really an experience and definitely worth listening. If you’re a fan of the experimental dramatic sound this is definitely forThe album is really an experience and definitely worth listening. If you’re a fan of the experimental dramatic sound this is definitely for you. I fell in love with the tracks: Noid, Licking an orchid and Lifetime. Some other tracks i feel like aren't good as singles but do fit perfectly in the album.… Expand
  8. Ricko
    Dec 7, 2021
    6
    This album really is a stew of everything. Electronica and jazz, experimental R&B, dance and pop all mashed in to the pot. It started offThis album really is a stew of everything. Electronica and jazz, experimental R&B, dance and pop all mashed in to the pot. It started off really strong for me. The whole first side is solid, peaking with "Noid" and "Licking an Orchid". The second half has a bit too much self indulgence for my liking and a lack of focus. The risk taking and experiments become tiring as it goes on. Take the track "Hope in Suffering" - 5 minutes long and I simply cannot see the point of it or where it goes. Perhaps I need to give side 2 a few more listens as I think there is half a really good album here.… Expand

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