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FUNKED UP

2117¬Montreal's foremost exponenents of Prince-inspired dirty funk are back with their new album. Critics so far are impressed, Rave Magazine seeing the album as an affirmation of the band's unique style.¬False¬

Middle of the Trail

2101¬Rootsy folkster Ray Lamontagne continues his career as a Radio 2 botherer with his new album. Critics see it as competent but hardly revolutionary, scores coming it at around 6 or 7.¬False¬

Towering achievement?

2098¬There's a very rare 10/10 from The Skinny for the rapper, pianist and producer's album, released to accompany a feature film also written and produced by the maverick Canadian. Such enthusiasm is not shared by the BBC or music OMH, who regard it as interesting but only partially successful.¬True¬
Jetlag

Josiah Wolf

Jetlag

Solo album from member of Californian alternative hip hop band Why? produced by brother Yoni

Critics average rating

5.8

Label
Anticon
Release date
29/03/2010
  1. 7.7 |  onethirtybpm

    The album revolves around the dissolution of Josiah’s 11-year marriage...I just hope that Josiah’s next record isn’t so depressing; I’d like to hear what he can do with more happy subjects
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  2. 7.0 |  Drowned In Sound

    Whilst at times the melodies feel frail, and it seems to struggle with a slight lack of something musically, at others the album is triumphant
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  3. 6.0 |  music OMH

    It's refreshing to see an often unsung hero break out of his shell and prove himself to be an accomplished songwriter and, best of all, singer. And it strengthens the theory that Why? are a melting pot of talent, still with plenty more to offer
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  4. 6.0 |  The Skinny

    While there are moments that make its occasional company worthwhile, its patchiness destines it to be an Anticon footnote
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  5. 6.0 |  The Line Of Best Fit

    As a whole though Jet Lag is too saccharine to go down in one helping
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  6. 5.6 |  Pitchfork

    Wolf's anguish comes over as real and consuming, and Jet Lag's highlights offer an occasionally compelling look at his darkened mindset
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  7. 5.0 |  Tiny Mix Tapes

    Wolf is clearly a capable songwriter and even a good one when he manages to breach the trappings of his own claustrophobic psyche
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  8. 3.0 |  Pop Matters

    For all of Wolf’s bravery in putting his broken heart on public display, on Jet Lag it is, sadly, only the banality that winds up being contagious for the listener
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Prolific

2120¬These Virginian sludge-rockers find themselves releasing their fifth album in two years, a huge feat by anyone's standards. Critics are unsure whether any degree of quality can be sustained at that rate however, with Tiny Mix Tapes stating that in fleshing out their sound, they have drawn "too much attention to musical aspects [they] never had going for them".¬True¬

Duppy Love

2109¬Critics are falling over themselves to heap praise on this album of dub remixes of classic Roots Manuva tracks. It has managed a very decent showing on our chart, especially given that it is essentially a remix album. It has impressed so much that Culture Deluxe has proclaimed it as "possibly the most perfect reggae album released in the last 30 years". ¬True¬

Back On Top?

2114¬The Manic Street Preachers have had something of a critical rebirth with their last two albums, and that trend looks set to continue with their latest offering. The Line of Best Fit call it a "wonderful album", while The Fly reckon they "are in the form of their life". With only a few reviews in so far, it seems we could have a contender for the higher echelons of our chart.¬True¬

Pain and pleasure

2105¬Can the third of the three Mancunian electro-ish bands which featured in the BBC's Sound of 2010 list emulate the success of their counterparts, Delphic and Everything Everything? The jury's still out so far. NME is a big fan of the duo's 80s-inspired synthpop anthems, but The Guardian is far from convinced, and others find the album stylish but unremarkable. ¬True¬

Compilations & Reissues

They're not in the main chart as they skew things

  1. 8.5

    The Teardrop Explode Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition

  2. 8.5

    R.E.M. Fables Of The Reconstruction

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