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8.0
101277
8.0 |
The Irish Times
The wake-up call for those who have been hitting snooze for way too long
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8.0
101278
8.0 |
Q
Alive and well, N.E.R.D. have come back swinging. Print edition only
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8.0
101284
8.0 |
The Observer
NERD are not only back, for the first time since 2010’s Nothing album, but relevant – political, even, in marked contrast to their slinkier incarnations
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8.0
101285
8.0 |
The Guardian
Urgent, harsh, but also consistent – come album five, NERD have made the starry collaborations stick, galvanised by US politics. Even Ed Sheeran sounds cool
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8.0
101275
8.0 |
Exclaim
A strong comeback for the daring trio
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8.0
101343
8.0 |
All Music
The best N.E.R.D album since the original version of In Search Of....
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7.5
101346
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
If the album title means anything, it’s that all of these major talents are still here. In fact, they’re stronger than ever
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7.5
101276
7.5 |
The 405
Plays like an album length party, with no groove that won't make you want to get off the couch and dance
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7.0
101315
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Feels urgent in a way their music never has, fitting our political moment while remaining as stylistically looped-out as ever
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6.2
101288
6.2 |
Pitchfork
Full of guests: Rihanna, Kendrick, Gucci, 3000, M.I.A., Wale, Ed Sheeran. They all help elevate an album that is occasionally ineffectual in its attempts at protest music
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6.0
101274
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
N.E.R.D have moved on from even hints of organic funkiness, such as “Hot-n-Fun” from their last album, replacing it with crunchy, poppy, clubland experimentalism
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6.0
101300
6.0 |
Mojo
Only intermittently finding the target. Print edition only
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5.8
101351
5.8 |
A.V. Club
It’s a weird fucking album, in other words, neither as crowd-pleasing as it should be nor as experimental as it wants to be
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5.0
101350
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Even Pharrell’s leftovers can still be counted on for some semblance of a good time
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4.0
101397
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The record’s highlights, when they do arrive, are invariably owed to the featured artists weird enough to put a twist on its recycled bass and beats
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4.0
101290
4.0 |
DIY
Not nearly as profound as it thinks it is
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4.0
101286
4.0 |
The FT
The sound of the wheels coming off the project
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