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9.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Richard’s voice floats through it all, shepherding newcomers with an intoxicating haze
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Remarkably, Richard again switches up her collaborators without losing a step, this time working primarily beside the previously obscure Ila Orbis with Sam O.B. (aka Obey City), Joe Beats, and J Rick each on one track
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8.0
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Pitchfork
For almost two decades, Dawn Richard has been increasingly beholden to nothing but her own satisfaction as an independent artist. Her sixth album is a decadent testament to her maturation
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
The adventurous R&B artist takes her sound to bold new places, while creating a New Orleans funk utopia all her own
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7.8
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Beats Per Minute
If you haven’t yet journeyed into the surprising hemisphere of Dawn’s music then it’s time to listen, lest you miss out on someone who has truly been ahead of the game for a decade now
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7.5
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Spectrum Culture
A cohesive, bold work that dares to draw not only from her heritage but her own personal mythos, Second Line marks Dawn Richard’s official foray into the ‘20s
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7.2
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Paste Magazine
The longtime electronic innovator’s sixth album sees her at once expanding her palette and vision while keeping her roots firmly grounded
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7.0
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Clash
Sonically, ‘Second Lines’ arguably divides into three suites: a salvo of club-friendly opening tracks, an uneven middle section that appears to be mainly interludes, and a late rally of emotional electronic pop
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6.0
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The FT
The singer’s inventive sixth album celebrates her family history and heritage through electronic music
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6.0
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Exclaim
New label home or not, Richard remains a testament to boundary-pushing, genre bending and expectation-shattering art, though Second Line's tempered grandiosity ultimately leaves her ambition underserved
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6.0
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The Guardian
The former Diddy collaborator brings Black female perspective to the fore in an ambitious collection of electronic sound
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6.0
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Loud And Quiet
In more easily digestible amounts, Second Line contains evidence aplenty that Dawn Richard understands her world better than most
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