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10.0
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10.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
As Sometimes progresses, while any past work of Little Simz's has been full of fighting talk, it becomes clear that this is an album made to properly showcase her versatility, voice and soul
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10.0
126545
10.0 |
The Independent
In a time where we find ourselves craving nuanced intelligence, 27-year-old Simbiatu Ajikawo knocks it out of the park with her cool, collected rumination over a series of varied grooves
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10.0
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10.0 |
DIY
If ‘GREY Area’ saw Simz come-of-age as a rapper, ‘Sometimes I Might Be Introvert’ is Simz making her first long-lasting artistic stamp on the zeitgeist
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10.0
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NME
The much-lauded London rapper melds razor-sharp lyricism, moving vulnerability and compassionate storytelling as she ascends to the level of legends
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10.0
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Evening Standard
Contrary to the title, Little Simz sounds like she’s brimming with confidence on her extraordinary 19-track fourth album
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10.0
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10.0 |
The Arts Desk
How empowering to hear a young woman blazing a serious trail
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10.0
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10.0 |
Albumism
The fact that Simz is able to convince across the vast array of musical styles contained on the album is testament to her charisma, undeniable lyrical skills and the strength of the bond between her and Inflo
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9.4
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9.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The production by Inflo - heavily theorised to be the guiding force behind mysterious UK collective SAULT - is absolutely the linchpin holding Simz's myriad ideas together
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9.1
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9.1 |
A.V. Club
In the week of new Kanye and Drake, Little Simz claims the best rap album crown
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9.0
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9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
On S.I.M.B.I., Little Simz levels her successes by being herself, being introverted. And with that, she has made a record that prompts the kind of introspection that can lead to personal breakthroughs. It’s an album to listen to over and over
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9.0
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9.0 |
No Ripcord
Simz structures the album with a filmic sense of atmosphere, connecting several interludes that evoke dreamlike rhythms over compelling narrations
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9.0
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9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Little Simz audaciously puts her own heart on the line and in the process she ascends to her place as one of the best artists in the country. This is the sound of 2021
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9.0
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9.0 |
Gigwise
Sheer artistry and talent
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9.0
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9.0 |
All Music
As on Grey Area, there are no dry spells or dips in quality, just a master class in modern songwriting with heaps of poise and a beating, soulful heart
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
It’s the kind of project that cements her status as one of the most talented artists of her generation. Oh, and she’s only 26
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The album is easy to crack but difficult to give justice to
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8.0
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8.0 |
Crack
Little Simz is a world builder when she writes songs, deconstructing our current reality or delving into existing concepts and presenting them through a new prism of understanding
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Bold, confessional, and frequently majestic
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Little Simz dives deep into the internal with a massively expanded soundscape on her second album
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
An even more ambitious conceptual album that finds her sharing her insecurities, praising her heroes and going on a fairytale voyage over 19 tracks. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Intensely creative as she discusses race, womanhood and family – and with a cameo from Emma Corrin – Simz’s fourth album feels totally alive
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Little Simz explores familial and cultural themes, moving from stream-of-consciousness confessions to epigrammatic observations, volatile rants to equanimous self-examinations
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Wordsmith Simbiatu Ajikawo unleashes non-stop killer cuts on her extraordinary fourth album
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
On her fourth album, the UK rapper wrestles with the split between her public persona and private self, raising broadly relatable questions about the craving for validation
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6.7
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6.7 |
Beats Per Minute
It’s daring and conceptual, but lacks physicality, unity and focus. It’s jarring, but hey, so is London
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