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John Wizards

John Wizards

John Wizards

Afropop, reggae, soul, r&b blended with electronica on the debut from white South African John Withers and Rwandan refugee Emmanuel Nzaramba

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Planet Mu
UK Release date
02/09/2013
US Release date
03/09/2013
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    One of the more unique and refreshing debuts in recent memory
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    With John Wizards, Nzaramba and Withers have arrived. And with a debut as startlingly eclectic as this, the burning question is not where they will go from here, but where they won't go
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    If the sign of a good LP is no standout tracks then John Wizards is certifiably brilliant, a collage of brightly-coloured chamber pop where modern synths get a look-in too
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's guileless, naive music, with melodies that shyly curl up to you, or, as on glorious earworm iYoungwe, strut with the adorably ungainly confidence of juvenile mammals
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    There’s a lot to like about this summer soundtrack
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  6. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    Sweeping its diversity, charming in its curiosity, and generally more geared to the pleasure of the listener than the self-expression of the artist
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  7. 7.0 |   NME

    A shyly romantic pop sensibility is threaded through many of the tracks
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  8. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    While the output can sometimes be extremely overwhelming even if seamless and natural, as the duo genre hops like a teenager’s iPod on shuffle, John Wizards have created something unique
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    While it's not a great record, the world would be a marginally better place if people were drooling over John Wizards rather than Vampire Weekend. Print edition only


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