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10.0
131996
10.0 |
Dork
It’s a call to arms – a means of setting that anger and hurt alight and basking in the glow of letting it burn. ‘hugo’ sees Loyle Carner standing in the shadows of those flames and glimpsing a flicker of hope in their light
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9.0
131999
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A clear cut statement on what it feels like to be alive in these troubling times from an artist who is carefully cementing himself as one of the most compelling and earnest young talents
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9.0
132001
9.0 |
Gigwise
Passionate and political
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9.0
132185
9.0 |
Albumism
This is the most satisfying album by Carner due to a palpable anger that bubbles below the surface and breaks free through his usually laidback style to make itself felt more deeply
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8.0
132138
8.0 |
musicOMH
Introspective and understated while never failing to get its message across, his first album in three years is like receiving a postcard from an old friend
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8.0
132000
8.0 |
DIY
While it feels like we’re still waiting on a total knockout from him, ‘hugo’ suggests he’s verging ever closer
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8.0
131997
8.0 |
NME
Fatherhood pushes the London rapper to reconsider his story and offer "a true representation of the facts" on his third album
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8.0
131994
8.0 |
Clash
The vulnerability Loyle Carner presents has always been incredibly complex, on ‘Hugo’ it comes across as even more so. The truth is that in matters of injustice, anger is one of our most powerful tools and with it ‘Hugo’ showcases an essential part of the depth and criticality Loyle Carner possesses as an artist
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6.0
131995
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
He tells the kind of stories that are completely pushed to the side in UK pop culture by the sellability of the slick brutality of drill and grime
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5.0
132072
5.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Hugo is too often let down by Carner’s flat lack of expression
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