• Record Label: Island
  • Release Date: Sep 2, 2013
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67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 27, 2014
    80
    Throughout, chunks of ska and pop ensure an absurdly cheerful atmosphere. [Oct 2013, p.110]
  2. Sep 18, 2013
    80
    Great things happen all over The Roaring 20s, an album where the cool kids become the smart kids while losing none of their baller status.
  3. 80
    Through 14 tracks, Jordan and Harley offer a fast-talking, witty and well-meaning account of day-to-day life for sharp-eyed British youth.
  4. Aug 30, 2013
    80
    Rizzle Kicks are evidently clever, well-mannered fellows. Refreshingly, they don’t pretend to be anything else.
  5. Aug 30, 2013
    80
    Great one-liners tumble out ("I was more confused than all John Terry's black friends"), tunes swagger and, like the debut, the whole thing is irresistible.
  6. Rizzle Kicks are best when brisk and larky--more heartfelt musings on love and being true to yourself are banal.
  7. 60
    It's dumb (how's "I love beer, I love rhymes, I love sex" for nuance?), but it's hard not to love a musician who puts their mum on a track (props Mrs Stephens on Lunatic).
  8. Uncut
    Aug 30, 2013
    50
    Roaring 20s provides cod-reggae backing for Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule to discuss the impact of social media and the nature of fame. [Oct 2013, p.74]
  9. Oct 15, 2013
    40
    They’re not lyrically great by any stretch of the imagination, but they could be a lot better, as their debut album shows.
  10. Sep 5, 2013
    40
    At its best, Roaring 20s is clumsy and awkward. At its worst, it’s hectoring and condescending.

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