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10.0
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10.0 |
DIY
The record bounds between unfaltering self-belief and fundamental pain
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9.0
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9.0 |
Exclaim
Heterosexuality captivates and transports the listener, making an ethereal landscape out of dissonance and nihilism. It never repeats itself, it does not stutter, and it absolutely never apologizes
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9.0
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9.0 |
PopMatters
Pop renaissance man Shamir channels trauma, rage, and feelings of angst, and in response to our troubled times, he’s released an album of uncommon beauty
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8.5
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8.5 |
Paste Magazine
The artist’s eighth studio album is brimming with '90s inspiration, but can't be consigned to any one genre
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Shamir's new album Heterosexuality is a record of liberation and rage; a cathartic release following years of volatility and instability
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
Affirming, thought-provoking and living with a freedom that enriches as much as it informs, it’s a remarkable record
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8.0
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8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The usual kaleidoscope of influences and sounds distinguishing the artist’s sonic palette is present in the album
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7.7
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7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
Shamir has delivered arguably his finest album yet, by engaging with his pain and his curiosities about life, and giving us the privilege of bearing witness to it
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
His singular artistry deserves to be celebrated by a wider audience. And if records as good as Heterosexuality continue to come along, it won’t be too far in the future when that dam finally breaks
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7.5
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7.5 |
A.V. Club
The Philly-via-Vegas musician (and Tuca & Bertie voice actor) is at his best when he’s confrontational
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The polymath indie artist delivers an album about breaking free from traumas and constricting binaries
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7.0
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7.0 |
Crack
Interspersing slower moments like Father and bossa nova-tinged closer Nuclear amid tracks full of bravado, Heterosexuality is the voice of an artist attempting to integrate his shadows
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6.5
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6.5 |
Pitchfork
Backed by industrial noise, drum machines, and synths, the Philadelphia-based songwriter rages at systems of oppression on a bleak, troubling record of nearly unrelenting hostility
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6.0
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6.0 |
musicOMH
Heterosexuality is in many ways bold, both stylistically and in terms of message, but what goes missing in its weaker moments is akin to the ghost in the machine: that compositional spark which would elevate the record beyond the sum of its parts
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