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9.0
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Rave Magazine
In the year that seemed destined to be Lana Del Rey’s, Emeli Sande has now entered the game
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8.6
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The AU Review
She’s a blend of Adele’s emotional delivery and the edgy cool of Britain’s army of female urban artists at the moment; a killer fusion
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8.0
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DIY
Your level of engagement with 'Our Version Of Events' will depend on your predilection towards R&B ballads. However, what is objectively ascertainable is the promise that Sandé as a performer shows
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8.0
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Independent on Sunday
The wheel remains un-reinvented, but Sandé – whose real first name is Adele – nevertheless deserves to sell in Adele-like quantities
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8.0
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Q
Her remarkable voice is put centre stage from the outset. Print edition only
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8.0
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Daily Telegraph
Songs that flourish on a tension between rawness and polished craft
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8.0
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The Independent
If she continues addressing matters in her own distinctive manner, there's no limit to what she can achieve
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7.0
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BBC
A charming and occasionally moving record full of care and polish, effort and grace
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7.0
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PopMatters
Despite the opening jolt of “Heaven” and a few other anomalies, sturdy piano-based balladry is the backbone of the album
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6.0
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musicOMH
It all ends up sounding rather like a Leona Lewis album – a thing of over-considered, commercialised intent
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6.0
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The Scotsman
What surprises is just how much a lot of this material diverts from the style in which she made her name and into more adult territory
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6.0
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Mojo
Nothing here compares to opening track Heaven, Sandé's ubiquitous 2011 hit. Print edition only
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6.0
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The Irish Times
A mixed bag of soul-pop and r’n’b balladry
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6.0
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The Fly
It’s the sort of chart-friendly R&B that will have Simon Cowell furiously masturbating like a chimp in a cage; but whether that’s a good thing or not, is entirely your call
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6.0
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Evening Standard
She can't fail, but it would be nice if she did something unexpected here and there
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6.0
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The Guardian
It's hard to argue that it sounds like anything other than a massive hit
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5.0
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NME
Original it is not... but she does write some fine tunes
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5.0
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No Ripcord
The exciting, dark broodiness of singles Heaven and Daddy aside, this album is little more than a series of depressing, unspectacular pop ballads
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4.0
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The Observer
Has a preternaturally middle-aged, middle-of-the-road feel
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4.0
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State
The few great upbeat R&B tracks drowned out by a lot of ballads
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4.0
36957
4.0 |
Uncut
Hugely hyped Brits winner makes disappointing debut. Print edition only
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