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9.1
61728
9.1 |
Pretty Much Amazing
As always, the triumphant soul diva Jones exudes an intimacy and indisputable swagger seldom found in any genre
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8.9
61950
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
Give the People What They Want represents a modern depiction of R&B, soul and a little bit of funk
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8.5
61839
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The best album of their career thus far
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8.0
61870
8.0 |
Clash
This collection has a depth that has been missing since 2007’s ‘100 Days, 100 Nights’, full of bustling brass and backing vocals as good as Ray Charles’ Raelettes. It’s a triumphant comeback
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8.0
61938
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Feeling as genuine, exiting, and downright fun as their very best work
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8.0
61757
8.0 |
No Ripcord
If you are seeking something original then this is not it; if you are a fan of good music and your ears need their medicine, this is exactly what the doctor ordered
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8.0
61760
8.0 |
A.V. Club
Give The People What They Want certainly lives up to its name, but it’s no rehash of the past
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8.0
61768
8.0 |
All Music
These ten songs sound almost designed to be played on repeat, and keep with the always colorful and ecstatically fun sound audiences have come to expect from one of the best acts going in retrofitted classic soul
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8.0
61687
8.0 |
musicOMH
A great album full of songs both uplifting and danceable, emotional and cerebral
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8.0
61688
8.0 |
The Guardian
Breathes passionate new life into the past
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8.0
61689
8.0 |
The Skinny
It’s the strength of the songwriting which ensures that the LP feels justified in joining the canon of classic soul
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8.0
61690
8.0 |
Time Out
A collection of snappy little songs that imbue the world with a warm glow and a fighting spirit
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8.0
61693
8.0 |
Mojo
People will certainly want their strong new soul album. Print edition only
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8.0
61700
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Jones and her boys whip up a righteous storm, the drummer snaps, the bass is sinuous, the guitars make a decent space for themselves
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8.0
61701
8.0 |
The Independent
Jones not only bares her heart via her delivery, but on tracks such as “Now I See” plays with the horns in classic soul-sister style, letting their riffs punctuate an impassioned vocal
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
Give the People What They Want is a pretty short 10 songs, though its breezy half-hour leaves plenty that sticks and plenty more worth revisiting when it doesn't
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7.0
61779
7.0 |
Spin
Her magic isn't just a pitch-and-picture-perfect resurrection of performance-matters late-'60s soul, but an ability to sing through the most wretched of love and relationships with triumph in the lingering, defining grain of her voice
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7.0
61692
7.0 |
NME
Rarely has reliability been this funky. Print edition only
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7.0
61776
7.0 |
Uncut
Jones and co don't exactly push the envelope but when they do, they do with style. Print edition only
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7.0
61719
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Displays Jones at her most vocally ferocious, lending a self-assured voice to the down and out
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7.0
61726
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Its songs are confident and spirited, the songs of someone who could grapple with cancer and emerge victorious
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7.0
61764
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A dozen years in, her brass-powered group is both extending and preserving tradition; it remains a national treasure and an instant soul party
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6.0
61707
6.0 |
The Observer
Occasionally the period trappings prove tiresome but Give the People's energy is intoxicating
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6.0
61714
6.0 |
PopMatters
An album where Jones is kind of finding her way towards straddling the past and the future
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6.0
61833
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A set of no-holds-barred, defiantly old-school, sweaty soul and raging funk
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