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Loyle Carner

hopefully!

Fourth album from the South London, Mercury Prize-nominated hip-hop artist

ADM rating[?]

7.8

Label
EMI
UK Release date
20/06/2025
US Release date
20/06/2025
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    The influence of having children can be felt across Loyle Carner's beautiful and personal hopefully !, showing his progress not just as an artist but as a person too
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  2. 8.0 |   Albumism

    The sounds are slightly different here than on previous albums and his tentative sojourn into singing is a success because his voice connects as easily as his rapping does
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  3. 8.0 |   Dork

    Though vastly different from its predecessors, in a way, ‘hopefully !’ feels like a celebration of an intrinsically Loyle Carner quality
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  4. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    On hopefully !, Carner flips this script, showing how one’s children can instead be their comforter through times of anxiety, pain and trauma
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  5. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    His voice cracks and floats in just the right places, blurring the lines between rap and lullaby
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  6. 8.0 |   DIY

    As moving as it is musically satisfying
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  7. 8.0 |   Clash

    It’s a record for those who’ve grown with Carner – those who, like him, are figuring things out slowly. Take a breath. We’ll get there – hopefully!
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  8. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The Londoner’s trademark sentimental sweetness is balanced by a new unaffected singing style – his fourth album is his most impressive work yet
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  9. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Full of love, fatherhood and feeling, the Croydon lyricist’s fourth is less a reinvention than a maturation
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    Carner and his band create a warm, comforting sound on hopefully !, reflecting on life's trials but ultimately remaining confident and ready for the future
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