-
9.0
103294
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Ventriloquism is a thrill and a surprise
Read Review
-
8.0
103417
8.0 |
The FT
An album that finds affinities between 1980s pop-R&B, soul and funk and the US singer-songwriter’s earthier style
Read Review
-
8.0
103499
8.0 |
NOW
The greatest strength of the album is that you don’t think of the original artists while Ndegeocello is singing
Read Review
-
8.0
103100
8.0 |
PopMatters
On Ventriloquism, Meshell Ndegeocello covers classics and stays true to her superb artistic sensibilities
Read Review
-
8.0
103096
8.0 |
All Music
Ndegeocello concentrates on the era that birthed the Ready for the World and Whodini tracks - the mid- to late '80s, primarily her late-teenage years - with wistfulness applied only when the material calls for it
Read Review
-
8.0
103097
8.0 |
The Independent
The results are frequently transformative, and always enjoyable
Read Review
-
8.0
103098
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Meshell Ndegeocello's Ventriloquism turns commonly held conceptions of canon on their head
Read Review
-
8.0
103132
8.0 |
Mojo
Wonderful takes on R&B and soul. Print edition only
-
7.8
103099
7.8 |
Pitchfork
Tackling a range of R&B radio hits from the 1980s and 1990s, Meshell Ndegeocello treats the practice of covering another’s songs as an act of intimacy and empathy
Read Review
-
7.0
103101
7.0 |
Exclaim
After a few listens, it becomes clear why Ndegeocello plucked music from the '80s and stripped away their glitter and innocence — it's a clever metaphor for her outlook on the world
Read Review
-
6.0
103102
6.0 |
The Guardian
Timeless, lustrous take on 90s R&B
Read Review
-