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GRIP

serpentwithfeet

GRIP

Third album of soulful r&b from the Baltimore born Josiah Wise featuring guest appearances by Mick Jenkins, Orion Sun, Ty Dolla $ign and Yanga YaYa

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Secretly Canadian
UK Release date
16/02/2024
US Release date
16/02/2024
  1. 8.2 |   Paste Magazine

    The experimentalist's R&B-heavy third album is a celebration of Black queer nightlife spanning from Baltimore to Los Angeles, and reveling in adoration, flirtation and sublime, formative love
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  2. 8.0 |   DIY

    A dynamic and sensual album, rich with imagery, peppered with romance, and imbued with joy
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    A glossy-smooth addition to a stellar discography, oozing with infectious melodies, tempered production and lashes of sex appeal
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    GRIP is more than just a showcase for the return of Black queer spaces. It’s a celebration of the relationships — passionate, platonic, lasting, fleeting, loving, lustful — that these spaces foster
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Like Deacon before it, Grip suggests serpentwithfeet's confessions and declarations can take many forms, and its light, limber songs don't sacrifice any of his innovation or soul-baring
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  6. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    The Los Angeles-based singer and producer trades the gospel of his previous work for sensual R&B, using the club as his canvas for tender odes to queer desire
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  7. 6.0 |   The Observer

    The soundtrack to Josiah White’s 2023 theatre production is exultant and uninhibited, but overly reliant on Auto-Tune and the odd dodgy guest spot
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  8. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    If given the chance, it may groove you to tears, if only for a moment of great release; and the point has hit the harbour
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  9. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    ‘Ellipsis’ is the highlight with Orion Sun’s star vocal turn adding a gentle caress. “When words fail / Ellipsis / Baby, come kiss me,” she invites before Wise’s own equally sublime vocals help to close out a track that’s not only the album’s standout, but likely one of the best slow jams you’ll hear all year
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