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8.0
98299
8.0 |
The Guardian
His rebellion is all real, and this bumper debut sees the 21-year-old, whose work was recently sampled by Kendrick Lamar, show his versatility
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8.0
98300
8.0 |
Q
The 21-year-old's eclectic debut oozes attitude, his pithy social commentary binding together sonic excursions into breezy funk-punk, poundshop hip-hop and indie tearjerkers. Print edition only
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8.0
98297
8.0 |
The Music
Be warned - Rat Boy's debut is a 25-track juggernaut. But as it's padded out with jarring, quirky audio bites it's still incredibly digestible
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8.0
98341
8.0 |
DIY
Rat Boy’s a whole a lot smarter than he’s ever allowed himself to be shown as
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8.0
98343
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Cardy seems best-placed to lead a guitar band revival
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7.0
98368
7.0 |
Clash
At its best Rat Boy delivers some of the most interesting and exciting moments to come from British music this year
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7.0
98703
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
If you aren’t into skits and novelty voice acting then you might struggle with the twenty five-high track listing. If you are though, you’re in for a treat
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6.5
98643
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Rat Boy shows enough potential on Scum to make it seem like he’s capable of building meaningfully from here
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6.0
98476
6.0 |
Mojo
A joyous mash-up of cheap beats, precinct-loitering aggro punk and youthful vim. Print edition only
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6.0
98367
6.0 |
The Observer
More Westfield than Westway
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6.0
98298
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
It's a bouncy, youthful, over-excited Labrador of a thing
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6.0
98307
6.0 |
NME
More revolt than revolution. But there’s undoubtedly talent here – and there’s every chance Cardy, not T, will be the touchpoint 10 years from now
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6.0
98324
6.0 |
musicOMH
There’s enough promise here to suggest that with more development and quality control, Ratboy could grow into an artist of significant stature
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