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16 January 2026

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BrògealTuesday Paper Club

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Maxinquaye

Reissue of Mercury Prize nominated trip hop debut album from Bristol-based artist

ADM rating[?]: 9.0
Label: Universal/Island
UK Release date: 02/11/2009

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10.0 | Q

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10.0 5988
10.0 | Observer Music Monthly

Time has not dimmed the impact of this extraordinary record
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10.0 6056
10.0 | Uncut

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10.0 6071
10.0 | Mojo

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10.0 7613
10.0 | Q

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9.0 5718
9.0 | Clash

‘Maxinquaye’ was a fractured cousin to Massive Attack, Portishead and a raft of imitators’ sound, their hazily stoned trip-hop gone paranoid and schitzo
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6.0 | Daily Telegraph

His ninth solo album, though still engulfed in paranoia, has plenty of swing about it
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