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9.0
135121
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All Music
It's a testament to his artistic conviction that he chose to make something so risky and complex
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8.0
134903
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
By embracing pop structure and early-2000s indie, STRUGGLER cements Genesis Owusu right at the top of the weirdo hip hop pack. A uniquely assertive voice in a scene that regularly crumbles under the weight of its own history
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
The Ghanaian-Australian rapper crosses genres to striking effect, from breakbeats and funk to addictive synth-pop
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8.0
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NME
Across 11 tracks, Owusu’s stylistic choices are both unexpected and impressive, visiting all corners of his eclectic taste
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s a fantastic example of how artists can still come to a project with tonnes of contextual flavour that they want to include and not have it overpower the entire dish. STRUGGLER is superb, with the distinct feeling that there’s still more to come
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
He's proven that he's a singular talent, overcoming the sophomore slump and putting the world on notice by taking everything that made Smiling with No Teeth so special and digging deeper, building a world that's uniquely his own
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Just as weighty as the literature that inspired it
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8.0
134898
8.0 |
musicOMH
Rock-rap crossovers, lyrics about being an insect – what’s not to like?
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Quietus
There’s a lot to unpack across STRUGGLER. The demands it places on listeners to fully connect with the material are more than warranted
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8.0
134900
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
It intermingles Parliament-meets-hip hop soul-funk with something skronkier, as if Depeche Mode were produced by LCD Soundsystem
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8.0
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Northern Transmissions
This is what Genesis Owusu is all about, and listeners are welcome to join him in the journey to freedom. Like the struggler, Owusu follows his instincts. And with yet another inventive album under his belt, he proves he is on the right path
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6.9
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Beats Per Minute
While Smiling spreaded itself thin at times, Owusu sounds more settled on Struggler and contorts his voice less
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
The Australian hip-hop artist has followed his brilliant debut with an ill-defined retread that plays it too safe
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