Utopia Defeated
by D.D. Dumbo
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Oct 14, 2016
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
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  1. Marcbackman
    Oct 14, 2016
    9
    Could well be album of the year. I haven't heard such an organic album that defies categorisation in a long, long time. Beautiful sounds and a wonderful voice.

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Mixmag
    Nov 4, 2016
    70
    The influence of earthy sub-Saharan blues is readily apparent on the choppy fretwork of ‘Walrus’, and the raw loops he creates by on-the-fly sampling have universal appeal. Similarly his voice, with its soaring inflections and echoes of Sting and Jeff Buckley, is a hugely effective tool.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Oct 19, 2016
    60
    It's enjoyable inventive stuff, although the world music influences and Perry's scat singing style can make him sound unnervingly like Sting at times. [Dec 2016, p.106]
  3. AllMusic
    Oct 13, 2016
    80
    While not all of Utopia Defeated's tracks are as immediately engaging as the aforementioned highlights, Perry introduces a unique vision and his impressive debut is well worth the time it takes to let it decant.
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