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9.0
51709
9.0 |
PopMatters
The veritable smorgasbord that forms this album is made up of a great many influences, but when all of them are put together, the result is a musical statement that’s innovative on every imaginable level
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8.9
51266
8.9 |
Bowlegs
Simply put, Autre Ne Veut’s sophomore is a pop masterpiece
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8.8
51380
8.8 |
Beats Per Minute
This is what pop as art looks like
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8.7
51863
8.7 |
Paste Magazine
There’s no way out but to flee and to stray and to come back wanting not the same old damage but a new mistake exactly like the last
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8.5
51428
8.5 |
Pitchfork
His glass-shattering falsetto runs and chesty bleats transform Anxiety from a great pop record into something powerfully therapeutic
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8.3
51268
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
An album littered with opuses
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8.0
51270
8.0 |
The 405
An exponentially rewarding experience with each replay
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8.0
51388
8.0 |
All Music
Moving toward more mainstream sounds makes this album some of Autre Ne Veut's most distinct and confident music yet
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8.0
51566
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Inspired by modernism and Usher alike, Ashin raises the bar. He relinquishes his inhibitions on Anxiety, an R&B diamond in the dense, desultory rough
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8.0
53066
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Fans of pop that soars to the skies and beyond will have a whale of time with this
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7.0
53127
7.0 |
DIY
An album of climaxes and cathartic streams of consciousness, but an album listenable from start to finish
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7.0
51888
7.0 |
musicOMH
While Ashin is clearly a major talent, he just needs to dial it down from time to time if he’s to deliver a wholly satisfying record
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7.0
51718
7.0 |
Spin
He's going through it like everyone else, but the very personal Anxiety is remarkably messy, dramatic, poignant, and at times, beautiful
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7.0
51731
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
One to bump heads over, instead of uglies to, ‘Anxiety’s a real Rorschach test of an LP
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7.0
51799
7.0 |
No Ripcord
His angle on R’n’B (and a healthy dose of 80s synthpop) is distinctive, and emotional to the point of excess, even purposeful embarrassment
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7.0
51433
7.0 |
NME
One of the sexiest and most luxurious albums of the year so far
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7.0
51519
7.0 |
Uncut
Anxiety's blend of heaviness and gloss is unexpectedly affecting. Print edition only
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7.0
51288
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Although this is at times a frustratingly inconsistent demonstration of his talents, Autre Ne Veut is still one of the more accomplished acts to have emerged from the bedroom R’n'B/future pop/whatever niche
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6.0
51372
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
What makes Anxiety so endearing is that it's the candid expression of an artist with nothing left to hide, and something real to share
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6.0
51614
6.0 |
Blurt
Captures the style, but not the substance of 1970s icons like Curtis Mayfield and Prince, executing baroque runs and flourishes in flawless whistle range
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