What Kinda Music
by Tom Misch
  • Record Label: Caroline
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2020
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
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  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 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"), danceDon'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"    … Expand

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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
  1. The Wire
    Apr 28, 2020
    50
    The too brief, purely instrumental “Sensational” is the best track, with suggestions of Weather Report’s jazz rock expansiveness. But the general impression is gimmicky and lightweight – effects without causes. [May 2020, p.66]
  2. 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]
  3. 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.
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