What Kinda Music
by Tom Misch
  • Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2020
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Clash Music
    Apr 28, 2020
    90
    Tom Misch’s vocals return towards later in the project for stunning standout ‘Last 100’. The piano chords brighten the mood whilst a raspy yet soft vocal line glides down, with quick-fire guitar peppered throughout, while album closer ‘Storm Before The Calm’ rounds off the mood with bittersweet nostalgia.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 28, 2020
    85
    What Kinda Music also features an unlikely collaboration with acclaimed MC Freddie Gibbs. Sonically, it fits perfectly: the Misch / Dayes project is not far off from Gibbs’ main production collaborator Madlib.
  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    80
    Misch's fluid songwriting is still to the fore, as on the title track's loose-limbed shimmy, heightened by an uplifting string arrangement. [Jun 2020, p.102]
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  5. Pitchfork
    Apr 28, 2020
    69
    Not only do Dayes and Misch offer an alluring marriage of virtuosity and pop, the album feels like the best recent example of Brian Eno’s theory of scenius as opposed to genius: the theory that it takes community and collaboration to spark something incredible, rather than the work of one gifted individual.

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. hausoflilluis
    Dec 20, 2020
    8
    Don't know if I should label this as jazz-rock, smooth jazz or Neo-Soul. What I do know is that this project has a groove that I don't want toDon't know if I should label this as jazz-rock, smooth jazz or Neo-Soul. What I do know is that this project has a groove that I don't want to finish. 45 minutes from the friendship between drummer Yussef Dayes and guitarist, singer and producer Tom Misch. Thir jam sessions culminated on making this album two years after Misch's debut. If you need something to relax ("The Real"), dance ("Last 100") or workout ("Sensational"), this will fit well into your playlist.

    favorite tracks: "I Did It For You", "Sensational", "Kyiv" and "Julie Mangos"
    KEY-TRACK: "Lift Off"    … Full Review »
  2. DEMISODA
    Jul 6, 2020
    6
    The probability of the album is good, but many changes are very....wasn't good for me. Personally, some of the songs were good, but I couldn'tThe probability of the album is good, but many changes are very....wasn't good for me. Personally, some of the songs were good, but I couldn't give them as much impact as Geography. But apart from that, the album itself is excellent in completeness.… Full Review »
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