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Falling Or Flying

Jorja Smith

Falling Or Flying

Second full-length album from the English R&B artist featuring guest appearances from J Hus and Lila Iké.

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Famm
UK Release date
29/09/2023
US Release date
29/09/2023
  1. 9.0 |   DIY

    A record unafraid to run off in different directions
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  2. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    Jorja Smith’s Falling or Flying is quite an accomplishment and an excellent vehicle for her estimable talents. It’s a low-key yet unequivocal triumph
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    On her second album – featuring dancefloor heater 'Little Things' – the Walsall-raised star finds her rhythm with an expanded sonic palette
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    British soul singer returns with a coherent second album, which sees her explore and develop her own sound
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Smith continues to shirk commercial viability, stripping away sheen and artifice, presenting herself as dimensional; flawed, bruised, exposed, at times disbelieving, but ultimately worthy of love
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  6. 8.0 |   XS Noize

    On occasions when some of the songs lean towards the banal, they don’t ruin the LP, but they prevent Falling or Flying from being the 2020 classic it had the potential to be
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  7. 8.0 |   The FT

    The Walsall singer follows her meteoric rise to fame with a thoughtful follow-up to her 2018 debut
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  8. 8.0 |   Dork

    Direct and incendiary on the rumbling epic of ‘Try Me’, it sets the tone for an album dealing in big themes and big sounds
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  9. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    The UK singer’s earthy, sumptuous new album explores her ambivalent relationship to fame. It soars when it lets loose
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  10. 7.6 |   Spectrum Culture

    An effortlessly produced and performed record, falling or flying finds Jorja Smith exploring new sounds and the world around her and is a welcome follow-up to her debut
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  11. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    In the relatively short timespan since Jorja Smith’s proper introduction to large audiences, she’s already mastered the art of the slow burn – and her flame isn’t waning just yet
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  12. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Jorja Smith’s neo-soul and R&B – all muscular back beats, slinky bass lines and guitar licks – sounds better than ever on falling
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  13. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Occasionally, in freefall, she’ll grab onto something familiar to steady herself – but she truly succeeds when she leans into her creative freedom
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  14. 6.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a solid effort despite some missteps — among the clutter is some of the best material of Smith's young career
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  15. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Smith often finds herself stuck in a musical straitjacket of tired R&B tropes, rarely able to break out of a narrow comfort zone. Print edition only


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