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10.0
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10.0 |
The Skinny
It’s that ability to make the album as much about his guests as his own emerging sound that confirms Mura Masa as an intelligent producer with an exciting road ahead
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8.0
97696
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Mura Masa isn’t perfect, with his production sometimes losing its identity to his guest stars, but it’s a solid and most importantly fun debut
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8.0
97697
8.0 |
Q
Pure quality. Print edition only
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8.0
97692
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Laconic, minimal, unhurried, warm, shimmering like a brushed gong
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Much like Disclosure did four years ago, Guernsey producer Alex Crossan has assembled a debut record that is brimming with nowness
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8.0
97694
8.0 |
NME
Despite the star cast, his first work never relies too heavily on guest acts
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8.0
97710
8.0 |
The Observer
Electronic wizard Alex Crossan conjures shivers and warmth on his star-studded debut
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Mura Masa’s nuance, confidence and obvious versatility betray his relative inexperience
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7.7
97734
7.7 |
Pitchfork
A love letter to multicultural London that’s informed by the 21-year-old musician’s insular upbringing and abetted by a number of high-profile guests
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7.4
98409
7.4 |
AU Review
The music quality is top notch, great production, jazzy bangers and fun overtones equate to a fun pop-EDM album, but Mura Masa should remain wary of falling behind as other artists race ahead of him and progress at a faster rate
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6.5
97984
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Runs the risk of blending in with its peers
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6.0
97698
6.0 |
Mojo
Few of his collaborations stick or turn out to be more than the sum of their parts. Print edition only
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3.0
98067
3.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
For what you might have hoped the album to be, listen to the excellent Waves / Sole M8s single (released in June but inexplicably absent from the album) or Mura Masa’s recent BBC Essential Mix
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