Stranger
by Yung Lean
  • Record Label: Year0001
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2017
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 45
  3. Negative: 4 out of 45
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  1. Music_Observer
    Dec 3, 2017
    4
    The beginning of the work hinted at a distinctive electronic timbre that could have been a foundation, but any musical nuance that was present disappeared rather quickly and sadly slumped to revolve around an untalented rapper who has no energy, no delivery, no breaks in rudimentary rhythm, and hopefully no future. My Score: 67/180 (Bad) = 3.7/10
  2. AndreaMonetDogs
    Nov 24, 2017
    8
    this makes me feel like i am listening to more exitable jazz. there are deep feelings here. it mushes around like thoughts in my head and abruptly ends
  3. Lilstanek
    Aug 31, 2021
    6
    I tell you straight it's very disappointing album for me. i fall in love with unknown death and unknown memory but stranger is not even close previous masterpieces. it's still just at best good CD at my opinion.
  4. clem666
    Oct 5, 2022
    3
    Yeah nothing left to add... Lazy tone, dull lyrics, uninspired flow. Just an inequal project paved with incomprehensible beat switches and half-baked tracks. Three songs manage to get my attention during the several listens: 'Muddy Sea', 'Hunting My Own Skin' and 'Agony'. The rest simply goes from garbage to barely okay. The production sometimes tries something new, bringing some freshYeah nothing left to add... Lazy tone, dull lyrics, uninspired flow. Just an inequal project paved with incomprehensible beat switches and half-baked tracks. Three songs manage to get my attention during the several listens: 'Muddy Sea', 'Hunting My Own Skin' and 'Agony'. The rest simply goes from garbage to barely okay. The production sometimes tries something new, bringing some fresh air, but Yung Lean's tone ends up finishing things off, making each track sound exactly like its predecessor.… Expand

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    Dec 18, 2017
    40
    Stranger has its cloud-rap niche and should please listeners eager to enter this world, but casual rap fans should arm themselves with enough patience and caffeine before taking the plunge.
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  2. Mojo
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    While his alienated, laissez-faire flow disguises sly pop sensibilities on the smoked-out, funereal-paced Red Bottom Sky and Silver Arrows, it's bare-bones lament Agony that sums up his charm. [Jan 2018, p.94]
  3. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2017
    60
    Perhaps not something you'd put on to get the party started, Yung Lean has though nailed the comedown. [Jan 2018, p.114]
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