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8.0
107737
8.0 |
The Guardian
It’s the full-bodied and fiery tunes Dangerous and Shot Clock that shine through
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8.0
107739
8.0 |
NME
The DJ Mustard protégé proves she’s more than worth the hype on an impossibly confident R&B debut
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7.0
107735
7.0 |
Exclaim
Nothing groundbreaking, but a good modern soul album that draws on specific touchpoints — late '90 to early '00s R&B filtered by way of trap-minded beats — curated to today's audience
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7.0
107910
7.0 |
Clash
History making UK vocalist shares her debut album
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7.0
107959
7.0 |
PopMatters
Ella Mai's self-titled debut album tries to do too much, but succeeds regardless. When the sky is the limit, can you really blame an artist for throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks?
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6.6
107747
6.6 |
Pitchfork
The perfectly fine debut from the London R&B singer offers a grip of retro, snappy jams without sounding like a pastiche
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6.0
107816
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Mai is a confident performer who can tackle her debut's metronomic tempos with much aplomb, but there's a lack of authorship throughout that leaves a sense of disjointedness
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
A decent debut, then, but with Mai’s rich voice you can’t help feeling that it could have been stratospheric. Instead, it fails to innovate, and all feels a little beige
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6.0
107736
6.0 |
Evening Standard
It’s time to appreciate this valuable export in her home town
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6.0
107738
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
If the arrangements sometimes sound automated, Mai is adept enough as a singer to enliven them
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