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9.0
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9.0 |
Exclaim
The experiences feel lived and the emotional crescendos genuine, but the inferred vagueness of the title belies the certainty at its core: For All We Know is a masterwork
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8.5
88887
8.5 |
The 405
As we look forward to a happier time, less insufferable, NAO shares a bit of bliss in her coming-out party as one of R&B’s most promising young dominants
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8.0
89005
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Her emotional gradients are defined by her outstanding grasp on texturing both her voice and her electronics, and the production of the record allows this skill to come to the forefront of her debut
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8.0
89029
8.0 |
NME
More proof, if it were needed, that Nao – and her odd but addictive vocal – belongs up front
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8.0
89046
8.0 |
All Music
Somehow, Joshua counteracts and complements the clinical quality in much of the production work
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8.0
89108
8.0 |
Gig Soup
One of the debuts of the year
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8.0
89314
8.0 |
Beardfood
A great debut album
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8.0
89520
8.0 |
Q
A star in the making happier playing the long game. Print edition only
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8.0
88898
8.0 |
The Irish Times
There is no clearer sense that she is untangling the mess of a painful relationship on nearly every song. But when heartache sounds so irresistibly groovy, it’s impossible to look away
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
She’s far from the finished article but she’s old enough to know what she’s doing and For All We Know is the sound of a woman taking control of her destiny
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Throughout, Nao balances some very aerated sulking about unsatisfactory relationships with defiantly old-school touches. You can hear everyone from Janet Jackson to Aaliyah in this confident artist’s deceptively dreamy tones
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8.0
88959
8.0 |
Spin
Whether or not NAO is “Girlfriend” material — to cite the demure-yet-hopeful ballad that closes this sensational debut — she’s evolving into an artist serious pop listeners can commit to
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8.0
88864
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Londoner’s debut, featuring funk enigma AK Paul and a series of voice memos, combines the honeyed with the industrial
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8.0
88867
8.0 |
DIY
Impossibly coherent; the product of earned wisdom welded to raw talent
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8.0
88872
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
For All We Know is among the most impressive debut albums we’ve heard in 2016, and heralds the arrival of Nao as a unique and fascinating figure on the R&B landscape
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7.9
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7.9 |
Pitchfork
Nao autopsies various relationships—with friends, lovers, outgrown versions of herself—and, having decided what went wrong, calmly takes down the perpetrators
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7.5
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7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
As it stands, it’s a moderate success following her appearance on Disclosure’s Caracal and Samsung commercials
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7.5
88866
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
NAO’s songs often delve into lyrical tropes from ’80s and ’90s R&B with their straightforward woes and thrills of romance. It should come across as trite, yet NAO reinvigorates these ideas with her captivating vocals and wondrous production
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7.0
90043
7.0 |
Clash
Aside from the handful of voice memos scattered throughout the LP, there’s not a single redundant track
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6.0
88873
6.0 |
NOW
For All We Know could make a stronger statement, but that doesn’t change the fact that Nao’s voice is one of the most exciting – and fun to listen to – in modern R&B
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