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Mar 28, 2019The Road: Part II is doubling down at its finest. The sixth studio album from UNKLE is nothing short of a musical odyssey, and takes special care to bring back the prestige of the playlist. Split into two acts, Lavelle masterfully builds a beginning, middle and end to each section, moving "from light to dark, from brute force to tenderness" in a way that documents the highs and lows of being out on the road.
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Apr 2, 2019While Part 2 might not be quite as excellent as Part 1, the album as a whole contains some of Lavelle’s best work.
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Mar 26, 2019The Road is at once the antithesis of quick-fire culture and the very embodiment of it: a mixtape, picking and choosing the best bits and distilling them into one heady brew. Bring on Part III.
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Apr 16, 2019The Road: Part II (Lost Highway) is one of Lavelle's most demanding projects. With the ever-growing list of collaborators and increasingly ambitious concept for the trilogy, Lavelle navigates a multitude of concerns, structurally and aesthetically.
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Apr 2, 2019The Road: Part II / Lost Highway can be heavy going at times, but there's still enough going on here to justify its existence.
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Q MagazineMar 26, 2019The two 40-minute "acts" open with cinematic flair, building from atmospheric, Mark Lanegan-assisted opener Requiem (When You Talk Of love) to the Massive Attack-like turbulence of Nothing To Give. The second act proves less assured. [May 2019, p.116]
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MojoMar 26, 2019Part II sprawls across paranoid Massive Attack-style locked grooves (Nothing To Give), ethereal folk-prog (Sun), gushing, orchestral breakbeat (Only You) and narco rock/electronica hybrid (Crucifixion/A Prophet). [May 2019, p.87]
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Mar 28, 2019Lavelle's trading on past glory and continued sifting through fallout can be wearisome, but his high level of enthusiasm can be sensed throughout.
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UncutMar 26, 2019There are more fine moments--"powder Man" is softly somnambulant, and the cinematic soundscape of "Kubrick" is an intoxicating affair--but self-editing is notably absent. [Apr 2019, p.39]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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Apr 30, 2019Отличная вещь. Лэнегана привезли, a Prophet спели - большое спасибо! Заверните еще!
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Feb 10, 2020Not as solid as The Road Pt. 1, but still atmospheric and inventively produced.
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Apr 16, 2019