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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
US singer’s new album follows the same formula as his debut, and pitches his voice at the sweet spot between pleasure and pain
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6.0
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6.0 |
Rolling Stone
An R&B innovator wonders what it all means on the follow-up to his great debut
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6.0
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6.0 |
Evening Standard
His weary tones help to create a late-night atmosphere across his own material. Songs blur into one another. Little leaps out. As mood-setting background music it works, but he can offer something more captivating than this
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6.0
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6.0 |
Exclaim
Free Spirit is Khalid's coming-of-age story: it's well-constructed, but already feels too predictable at this point
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6.0
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6.0 |
musicOMH
Free Spirit is a patchy album from an artist who is perfectly capable of delivering nifty falsetto lines and smooth come-ons, but who is also far too predisposed to sloppy downtempo numbers
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6.0
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6.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album feels more like an American Eagle ad than a documentation of an authentic transformational experience
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
At 17 tracks, the album feels long, but at its best, Free Spirit finds Khalid soaring closer to becoming pop’s next big star
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5.8
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5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
The crooner stumbles as he tries to balance playing superstar and just being himself
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4.7
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4.7 |
Pitchfork
The second album from the historically inoffensive singer is another genreless collection of safe choices for a pop star in the making
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4.0
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4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Free Spirit indicates that the music industry has sucked the life out of Khalid
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Guardian
Free Spirit looks bound to be a hit – there’s currently too much momentum behind Khalid’s career for any other outcome – but it’s hard to escape the feeling that something of his originality has been lost en route
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4.0
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4.0 |
NME
The R&B star's second album is glued up with a contrived sense of seriousness. He might be a more mature songwriter now, but that doesn't mean he's a whole lot of fun
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4.0
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4.0 |
The FT
Free Spirit showcases an impressive talent, but its songs need more grounding
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