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Jaakko Eino Kalevi

Jaakko Eino Kalevi

Jaakko Eino Kalevi

Latest release from the Finnish-born, Berlin-based synth-pop multi-instrumentalist and producer

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7.5

Label
Domino
UK Release date
16/06/2015
US Release date
23/06/2015
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  1. 9.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Simultaneously bold and understated; a smooth neo-classical odyssey and utopian vision where mind and machine work in harmony
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  2. 8.8 |   Earbuddy

    This is undoubtedly one of the best debuts of the year so far and one that simply must grace your summer playlist
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  3. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    These songs are restrained and yet totally compelling – balancing perfectly on the right side of weird
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  4. 8.0 |   Q

    Guided by an internal pop logic that stops his mercurial reveries drifting into tedium. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    An exquisitely unusual amalgamation of heavy-lidded grooves, moody atmospherics, and upbeat, carefree-sounding weirdness that you can't quite put your finger on but also can't stop listening to
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  6. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The lovely Jaakko Eino Kalevi, the most coherent album so far from the former Helsinki tram driver, is a gem
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  7. 8.0 |   DIY

    A reminder that pop can be both for your head and your feet
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  8. 7.0 |   The Music

    Kalevi’s music can be best described as visceral groove, or haunting pop, that’s eccentric yet ideal for that occasional lazy highway drive
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  9. 7.0 |   NME

    War On Drugs engineer Nicolas Vernhes smoothes restrained standouts ‘Don’t Ask Me Why’ and ‘Room’ into two of Kalevi’s best songs yet, but the whole thing bathes in glorious groove
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  10. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    It's a cool record that coasts on chill grooves rather than bombastic drops
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  11. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    Kalevi speaks softly but moves boldly, and Jaakko Eino Kalevi feels like a refinement of his own unique spirit
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  12. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Sure there are fillers and Kalevi gleefully embraces style over substance, but Jaakko evinces a peculiar, alluring personality
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