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10.0
36886
10.0 |
The Skinny
Absorbing, epic, heartfelt and delicately nuanced – a marvellous album
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8.0
36887
8.0 |
Mojo
From the get-go Freedom Of Speech takes no prisoners. Print edition only
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8.0
36961
8.0 |
The Fly
After three frustrating years, ‘Freedom…’ should finally allow Speech Debelle to be taken at face value – as a valuable, innovative voice with plenty to say
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8.0
37148
8.0 |
musicOMH
Her debut promised much; Freedom Of Speech sees Speech Debelle delivering on that promise
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8.0
37156
8.0 |
Evening Standard
An ideas-laden statement of intent
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
The album is refreshingly outspoken and, with help from producer Kwes, musically daring
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8.0
37260
8.0 |
The Scotsman
There isn’t likely to be a more politically engaged record all year
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8.0
37507
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A classic, soulful winner of an album
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8.0
37705
8.0 |
All Music
Speech Debelle is now the most interesting and possibly the most exciting British MC on the scene
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8.0
38006
8.0 |
hhv.de mag
The lifeblood and the unconditional will to cross borders can be heard in every single note
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8.0
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8.0 |
God Is In The TV
These songs are proud, hopeful and mightily free
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7.0
37706
7.0 |
Clash
Carries the same lithe-lipped style that captured the Mercury judges’ imagination but beefed by the production work of the increasingly impressive Kwes, her typically bold wordplay hits with controlled purpose
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7.0
37174
7.0 |
DIY
This album does what it set out to do - make people think
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7.0
37067
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
As a work of art, it’s sometimes sketchy, always pleasant and gentle, often uplifting, skilled and technically confident. As a statement, it’s a bold one, without screaming
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6.0
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NME
There moments when her A-Level Debating Club earnestness gets the better of her, but there's still three quarters of a great album here
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
A pleasantly surprising, if patchy, return
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
The odd gauche moments remain, but her plaudits are not undeserved. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
There's enough on the London rapper's second effort to show that she wasn't a one-album wonder
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6.0
37377
6.0 |
Q
She remains a significant talent. Print edition only
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5.0
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5.0 |
BBC
Anyone who wasn’t convinced by her debut is going to find far more to take issue with on Freedom of Speech
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5.0
37314
5.0 |
Rave Magazine
Having already told the story of her life on album number one, album number two feels like Speech Debelle casting around for a new theme, but not really finding one
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4.0
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4.0 |
AU Review
With turgid arrangements and often weak lyrics elsewhere, she’s curiously struggling for inspiration
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3.0
37794
3.0 |
PopMatters
Confuses artistic seriousness with topical seriousness
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