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Otherness

Kindness

Otherness

Second LP of disco-inspired pop from Adam Bainbridge

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Female Energy Records
UK Release date
13/10/2014
US Release date
14/10/2014
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    One of the best albums of 2014 so far
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  2. 8.0 |   The 405

    Unloveable at times and adorable at others; fun has rarely sounded so ambitious
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  3. 8.0 |   The Music

    Paints a sophisticated portrait of the pop impresario’s vision
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    His meticulous approach proves to be an advantage rather than an oxymoron
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    A songwriter of singular depth and emotion. Print edition only

  6. 7.0 |   Beardfood

    A pleasant companion to lazy days, at times dangerously close to muzak
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  7. 7.0 |   Clash

    Attentions may drift during the album’s slower second half
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  8. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Otherness has the potential to be a great album. Unfortunately, Bainbridge fails to bring anything new to the table emotionally
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  9. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Bainbridge is going to have to figure out a way to stay relevant and vital in a playing field that’s just about overcrowded. But, thanks to Otherness, that spot is his to lose
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  10. 6.6 |   Paste Magazine

    Bainbridge reaches past the boundaries he set on Change of Mind, making Otherness a rich, varied examination of love and loneliness
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  11. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Otherness is probably a better album than Bainbridge’s debut as Kindness but it succeeds in different ways and is certainly more of a slow burner
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  12. 5.1 |   Pitchfork

    Otherness isn't just less immediate than other pop music; it's less self-aware, and way less fun
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  13. 5.0 |   All Music

    It's always a bummer when an obviously talented artist makes such a glaring misstep; the only hope is that they can right the ship by the time the sessions for the next album come along
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  14. 5.0 |   NME

    Allows too many of his 80s-influenced pop-R&B tracks to meander, lending ‘Otherness' the air of dinner party music for middle-aged hipsters
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  15. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    For every moment of lyrical drabness or slinky soul cliché there is a splash of bright, jabbing invention, and they often co-exist uncomfortably within the same song
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  16. 4.0 |   DIY

    Feels like a more unified and cohesive listen, but in truth we’d swap all its hollow posturing for his patchy debut album’s wow moments in a heartbeat
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  17. 4.0 |   Under The Radar

    A record that suffers a dearth of imagination
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