The Same But By Different Means
by Yves Jarvis
  • Record Label: Epitaph
  • Release Date: Mar 1, 2019
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
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  1. hzy0421
    May 13, 2019
    9
    The project is rather lo-fi-esque, his vocal floating above the ambient soundscape from time to time. And still exploratory: the hip-hop beats and jazz-y instrumentals blend effortlessly in "That Don't Make It So," while "Goodbye Reason, Goodbye Rhyme" (and several more tracks off the album) sees the multi-instrumentalist go from folk (rock) to more soulful sounds. Overall a soothing,The project is rather lo-fi-esque, his vocal floating above the ambient soundscape from time to time. And still exploratory: the hip-hop beats and jazz-y instrumentals blend effortlessly in "That Don't Make It So," while "Goodbye Reason, Goodbye Rhyme" (and several more tracks off the album) sees the multi-instrumentalist go from folk (rock) to more soulful sounds. Overall a soothing, easy-listening, warm yet introspective effort.… Expand

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81

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Wire
    Apr 3, 2019
    80
    He has a fascinating rhythmic sense, phrasing almost like a man who is writing down his words as he sings them, which gives the record a strong sense of immediacy and almost improvised spontaneity. And yet the accompaniments are more elegantly constructed than that implies, a beguiling mixture of harmonic squidge and tight metrical control. [Apr 2019, p.57]
  2. Under The Radar
    Apr 3, 2019
    70
    This album is a very modern "jazz" album for our post-everything culture, coming from the same Afro-futuristic camp as Thundercat and Kendrick Lamar.
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  3. AllMusic
    Apr 3, 2019
    80
    The fragmented patchwork nature of the album can at times make it difficult to separate the songs from the sonics, but adventurous listeners willing to get past this will find that Yves Jarvis hides beautifully soul-bearing sentiments just beneath his veneer of blurry tape manipulation and impressionistic production.
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