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Anything But Words

Banks & Steelz

Anything But Words

Debut collaboration between Interpol's Paul Banks and and rapper RZA from Wu-Tang Clan

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6.1

Label
Warner Bros
UK Release date
26/08/2016
US Release date
26/08/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    It’s a curious amalgam where Banks offers giant keyboard surges and conventional but wounded vocals, while RZA adds fiery verses and a sense of urgency
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  2. 8.0 |   DIY

    This is a group that have earned their right to be heard. They should be taken seriously
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  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    A stellar and truly collaborative endeavor between two creative energies, the result of an organic songwriting process that is anything but thrown together
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    One of the finest records of the year
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  5. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    It's a departure from their comfort zones that pays off surprisingly well for two artists collaborating for the first time
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  6. 7.0 |   Beardfood

    A very pleasant listen
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  7. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s not perfect, but Banks and Steelz take risks many other artists might avoid, more than proving their worth
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  8. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    While its slick production makes it more subtle than rap-rock alliances past, it comes off like a bid to musically supervise the next hit HBO drama
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  9. 5.0 |   AU Review

    By all means give Anything But Words a shot, but don’t expect anything ground-breaking
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  10. 4.4 |   Pitchfork

    An overwrought pop-rap record either for die-hard fans or for those who think Chris Martin might just the best part of Graduation
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  11. 3.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    A vanity project five years in the making, I urge you to listen to anything but this
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  12. 3.0 |   Crack

    While neither party comes off looking good, to be fair to RZA, at least he sounds like he’s trying to rap here
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