Lower

Benjamin Booker

Lower

Third album from the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter working with producer Kenny Segal

ADM rating[?]

7.8

Label
Fire Next Time
UK Release date
24/01/2025
US Release date
24/01/2025
  1. 9.0 |   Far Out

    It’s a lucid collection of songs that lead the listener on a journey into the mind’s eye, and leaves them feeling changed after the final notes ring out
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Booker has relocated to a more contemporary - and sonically speaking, far more interesting - place here. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Record Collector

    This is a bold, powerful and brilliant reinvention. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    Working with producer Kenny Segal, the New Orleans-based singer-songwriter constructs a corroded beat-centric grunge that soundtracks stories of violence and perseverance
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    A triumphant return after seven years
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  6. 8.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    This record is not easy to settle into— but I think that’s the point. It challenges expectations of sound and presentation, and like so many great works, rewards multiple listens. Booker seems to hold a mild disdain for genre/stylistic purists, and this record is a total testament to that
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  7. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Evidencing both a maturity and an ability to reign in the chaos when it’s warranted, makes for an exciting listen from an artist at the height of their powers while also fully in control of them
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  8. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Lower fused dream-pop, experimental hip-hop, indie sludge and illbient, with texture and production effects crucial. Print edition only


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