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Slant Magazine
Emboldened by some miraculous mixture of fearlessness and self-doubt, Miguel collapses the idea of the soul singer as preacher, issuing extravagant edicts passed down from some remote higher power
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9.0
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Exclaim
It stands as one of the year's standout efforts
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9.0
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God Is In The TV
It is an album that shows that Miguel isn’t interested in repeating himself and that he’s one of the most exciting and unpredictable singers around
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8.9
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8.9 |
Pitchfork
The album soars with shiny guitar lines and sky-high vocals, which reflect the mythic possibilities of California and his hometown of L.A.
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8.5
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8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Miguel writes nothing but memorable melodies and his songwriting is the engine that makes Wildheart all work, that takes his affinity for funk, psychedelia and Prince, and turns them an album that feels totally of the moment
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Wildheart is his finest and most stubborn statement yet — a provocative, swooning mess
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8.0
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The Guardian
It’s more potent and idiosyncratic than the attempts by umpteen other artists to graft the smeared dynamics of shoegazing indie on to contemporary R&B
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8.0
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All Music
While the reduction in lucid hooks and the uptick in wince-inducing lyrics diminish the album's appeal, the charms are hard to repel
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8.0
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Evening Standard
It’s much more evocative than Snoop’s recent celebration of LA; it may be meaningless but as meaningless experiences go, it’s up there
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
An impressive tour-de-force
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
An intoxicating master class in electro-porn R&B
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8.0
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Spin
The 13 tracks on Wildheart are stunning individually and hypnotic collectively
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8.0
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NOW
A beautiful, heady blend of fuzzy guitar, fading falsetto and vivid textures that contributes to a blurry (or smoggy) morning-after zone between mythology and reality
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8.0
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The Observer
Densely layered and richly rewarding, Wildheart is further evidence that Miguel suits his outsider status
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8.0
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NME
It’s often brilliant, with moments of melodic flair like ‘Coffee’ rubbing up against the unsettling Prince-in-hell nightmare ‘Flesh’
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8.0
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Q
A quixotic take on the R&B and rock landscape. Print edition only
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8.0
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Beardfood
Wildheart is a filthy, remarkable record of unexpected beauty
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8.0
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Gig Soup
Wildheart is not like other hybrid experimental R&B. It’s more intoxicating and eccentric than the other blends of shoegazing indie mixed with contemporary R&B
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8.0
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Clash
The jury's out on whether Miguel's offerings as a whole are indeed superior to Ocean's, for now he should be content that they share a space at the pinnacle of genre-defining pop music
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8.0
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musicOMH
Wildheart is a beautiful album from one of the most exciting and talented artists in music right now
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7.5
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The 405
Miguel's intentions have to be applauded. He could have settled into a career in the pop machine, but his mission to create has driven him down an auteur's path
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7.5
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Consequence Of Sound
A magnificent, swirling epic of longing, love, and lust
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7.5
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A.V. Club
Wildheart sees Miguel expanding and refining his sound, and while not every experiment hits its mark, the result is an ambitious and moving album
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7.0
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Crack
The Hollywood corniness of the record is its greatest strength and its greatest downfall
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6.0
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PopMatters
Wildheart is the sound of Miguel fully coming into his own identity. Now, we just have to wait for him to do something with it
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6.0
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The FT
Californian R&B singer’s third album includes standard pop-flavoured fare and southern hip-hop numbers
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6.0
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6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Disposable fluff kills any momentum Miguel’s hedonistic tales could muster
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5.0
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No Ripcord
Wildheart impresses in parts, and Miguel’s vocals are a thing to behold. For the most part, however, it’s a record that struggles to fully hold your attention
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4.0
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The Music
He toys with LA superficiality (Hollywood Dreams) and its inherent loneliness (What’s Normal Anyway), leaving Wildheart lacking much-needed cohesiveness
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