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Everybody Down

Kae Tempest

Everybody Down

Debut album from the London-based poet, novelist, spoken word artist and rapper

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Big Dada
UK Release date
19/05/2014
US Release date
20/05/2014
  1. 10.0 |   State

    It isn’t a record to stick on shuffle, it isn’t a record to let run in the background while you do something else. It requires, no demands your attention from the very off
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  2. 8.0 |   The FT

    Star-crossed lovers and would-be lovers in an underworld of dodgy geezers are recounted in a tumble of London rapping
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Sharp, moving solo debut. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Forget genre, though, and this unique album has much going for it
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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    ‘Everybody Down’ might have created a new genre: the album noir
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  6. 8.0 |   The Observer

    It's not unlike Plan B's Ill Manors, but with more female protagonists and more internal perspective
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    A tragic, redemptive rap fable indebted to The Streets 'A Grand Don't Come For Free'
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  8. 7.5 |   The 405

    She has an ability to craft relatable tales... that never patronise the audience and offer a glimpse at life down at the base level of society
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  9. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    If you’re after a hip-hop version of Trainspotting with Harry Potter as the protagonist, cheese-grater rough production and jokes about diarrhoea, look no further
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  10. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    If there’s one drawback, it’s that Tempest’s delivery still lacks the bounce and ballast to make these tracks work in this setting
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  11. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    For those who have waited a long time for an artist to emerge from that scene and make a compelling document, Everybody Down sees that promise fulfilled
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  12. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Tempest is an epic talent, definitely, but this doesn’t quite nail it down
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  13. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Confounding, yet worthy of recognition, Everybody Down is a sound release, with Tempest possessing potential to be truly great
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