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Roaring 20s

Rizzle Kicks

Roaring 20s

Second installment of urban pop and hip hop from the Brighton duo, graduates of the Brit School

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6.5

Label
Island
UK Release date
02/09/2013
US Release date
17/09/2013
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  1. 10.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Like the output of Madness in their prime, it’s a craftily intelligent, mischievous, refreshing, and defiantly positive pop classic
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    Chunks of ska and pop ensure an absurdly cheerful atmosphere. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    A rip-roaring set of smart, catchy hip-hop pop with a swaggeringly confident British flavour
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  4. 8.0 |   The Independent

    As zestful a representation of young British pop-art style as you'll hear all year
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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Great one-liners tumble out ("I was more confused than all John Terry's black friends"), tunes swagger and, like the debut, the whole thing is irresistible
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  6. 6.0 |   The Observer

    It's dumb (how's "I love beer, I love rhymes, I love sex" for nuance?), but it's hard not to love a musician who puts their mum on a track
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  7. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    There are some bittersweet observations about their “lost generation” behind all the larking
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  8. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Jay-Z has nothing to worry about, but these rap-pop rugrats show signs of growing up
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    It’s a little homogenous at points, but this is a nifty collection of mainstream hip-hop tunes
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  10. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    It's good-natured and frequently actually funny
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  11. 5.0 |   Uncut

    Two likable Brit School blokes mugging their way through light entertainment. Print edition only

  12. 4.0 |   Clash

    At its best, 'Roaring 20s' is clumsy and awkward. At its worst, it’s hectoring and condescending
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  13. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    People are working hard, day and night, to record their music and try and get it out to the masses. Given this, it’s almost insulting that Rizzle Kicks have produced an album of this standard
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