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8.0
4854
8.0 |
The Guardian
VV Brown's debut album opens with a drum roll followed by a ?ngers-caught-in-door yelp, which gives you an idea of what you're in for: theatricality and ?amboyance that make Mika seem introverted
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8.0
4858
8.0 |
musicOMH
A good introduction to an artist who dares to challenge the norm in terms of what kind of music a young black female should be making, and it's this desire to be different which should see her carve out a career in the future. For now, we've been given a taster
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6.0
4859
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Brown is almost as enthusiastic as the irrepressible Alesha Dixon in the service of mediocre material but, as an introduction, it feels a little forced and synthetic
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6.0
4866
6.0 |
The Quietus
Debut albums are about smashing down the doors, but unfortunately Travelling Like The Light does nothing more than knock politely.
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6.0
4855
6.0 |
The Independent
Would probably struggle to fit in with the prevailing music fashions of any recent pop era. This can be a strength, but is risky in times when internet-accelerated coverage tends to hegemonise trends in youth culture
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6.0
4856
6.0 |
The Sunday Times
You can’t help but wonder if a touch more of the experimentalism she clearly savours in others might have produced something darker and more dangerous. That said, when it lets go a bit, this album soars
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6.0
4857
6.0 |
The Times
Much of Travelling Like the Light takes its cues from the breathless brio of early rock’n’roll... what you hear bears a far closer kinship to jukebox staples such as The Monster Mash and At the Hop
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6.0
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6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Conjures up a hugely colourful, almost Eighties-flavoured novelty exuberance
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6.0
4862
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It often feels like originality and innovation are compromised in favour of making a song as familiar-sounding and radio-friendly as possible. Overall, however, Travelling Like the Light sounds much like another variation on the nu-soul genre that Amy Winehouse and Duffy have already explored.
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5.0
4863
5.0 |
The Observer
If you like cheery, basic rock'n'roll and don't mind if it's derivative... There's glimmers of greatness and hopefully VV will deliver more rounded, varied music in the future
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5.0
11351
5.0 |
PopMatters
“Shark in the Water” may inadvertently overshadow the rest of VV Brown’s debut album... Skip the rest of Travelling Like the Light and just download this track
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4.0
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4.0 |
Evening Standard
She's been so frequently billed as the next Duffy or Amy Winehouse that you can't help but think, “Is this it?” upon finally hearing her debut album
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4.0
4864
4.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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3.0
4865
3.0 |
NME
VV Brown’s irksome brand of ‘doo-wop indie’ is about as substantial as a Dairylea triangle… unless you’re hyped up on a cocktail of Sunny D and Haribo yourself, you’ll find most of this album very annoying indeed
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2.0
4860
2.0 |
Independent on Sunday
This isn't working. While there is undeniably a modicum of talent beneath Brown's tubular quiff, her debut album is ruined by the whiff of major-label desperation
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