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10.0
59851
10.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Old certainly is focused on production, showcasing disparate elements of electronic and rap music into one all-encompassing journey
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9.1
59893
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Not just the best hip-hop album of the year – but a major factor in every discussion of album of the year
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9.0
60217
9.0 |
FasterLouder
In short, it’s an entire universe in an album: Brown’s past and present in the lyrics, the past and present of hip-hop in the music
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9.0
60286
9.0 |
No Ripcord
There’s a discernible arc running throughout the album. It is addictively replayable. Growing ever more adventurous with its beats as it progresses
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9.0
59792
9.0 |
Prefix
Old is Brown’s best work
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9.0
59802
9.0 |
All Music
Crafted and paced, split down the middle like a great LP with a sure start and a freeing finish
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8.8
59825
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
An album that transcends much of the typical hype bullshit and seems destined to stand as a unifying record
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8.7
59615
8.7 |
Pitchfork
The best and most resonant album of Brown's career
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8.5
59617
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The popular perception of Brown as a lewd-yet-talented harlequin fails to take into account his most important asset, the one Old makes abundantly clear; his acute understanding of the environment such bromides are born from. It is there, in that seminal muck, where Brown’s true artistry lies
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8.5
59618
8.5 |
The 405
Old, from its quirky beat selection to its more classic hip-hop moments, leaves the listener more than happy but steeped with a sense of jealousy
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8.5
60858
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Old doesn't sound like anything approaching a conventional hip-hop record—and in a year when the majority of rap's big hitters failed to deliver, it couldn't feel more indispensable
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8.0
59694
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
You get the feeling that Brown’s knowledge of his medium is key to his ability to produce a well-rounded listen, as the 32-year-old has done with Old, his biggest release yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
Fact
An album that feels measured and well timed and yet avoids sounding over-polished or awkwardly stage-managed
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8.0
59616
8.0 |
NME
A perfect example of why 2013 is a very exciting time for hip-hop
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8.0
59614
8.0 |
Spin
It isn't traditionally enjoyable, and it isn't supposed to be. But for Danny Brown, the pill-popping, pussy-eating squawk-box, it's the most daring record he could've made
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8.0
60513
8.0 |
Uncut
An anomaly in the contemporary hip-hop landscape. Print edition only
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8.0
60595
8.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Ultimately, Old is a daring, exceptional album that outdoes XXX for it's focus, energy, honesty, bravery and direction
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8.0
60632
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A rich, enticing, multi-layered record that truly takes Brown to the psychedelic higher ground
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7.0
59842
7.0 |
PopMatters
What’s most striking here is Brown’s deep, consistent sense of song structure and pop sensibility
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7.0
59613
7.0 |
Clash
A free-wheeling, Molly-popping collection of dizzying trap-rap set atop an equally unnerving soundtrack
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7.0
59782
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
This is Brown at war with himself, proud of success but tired of the persona it required
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