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8.0
34271
8.0 |
Q
Combines melodic dubstep with a dose of Timbaland-style R&B ... Electrifying. Print edition only
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8.0
34332
8.0 |
A.V. Club
The Vision is an album on which the supremely-talented Joker seems to grow, track by track. It’s well thought out, perfectly measured, and pretty much everything it should be. Believe the hype
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7.5
34359
7.5 |
BBC
A charmingly youthful and exuberant album, featuring a fine selection of vocalists
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7.0
34180
7.0 |
Spin
He trades in his 8-bit bloops and Sean Paul remixes to reach for R&B ringtone ubiquity on this solo debut album
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7.0
34476
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The joke is on anyone who lets scene politics stand between their body and a killer groove
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6.0
34834
6.0 |
PopMatters
There’s another classic Joker EP in here. It’s just a shame we couldn’t get our first classic Joker album
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6.0
34936
6.0 |
The Irish Times
The problems occur when McLean tries his hand at introducing r’n’b, boogie and funk to the mix
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6.0
34270
6.0 |
Uncut
A colourful, sensualist take on the dubstep sound. Print edition only
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6.0
34178
6.0 |
Clash
Lacking long-term fizz
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6.0
34179
6.0 |
The Guardian
The Bristolian has continued to venture beyond the bounds of genre; synthesising West Coast funk and soul with his own west country bass stylings
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6.0
34402
6.0 |
The Skinny
Harsher critics will write this off as dubstep for the BBC3 generation, but taken as a computer-borne R&B record, you could do worse
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6.0
34441
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
As a whole the album is just too erratic to have any sort of lasting impact on formerly ardent fans or casual admirers
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5.5
34809
5.5 |
Prefix
The Vision shows that thus far Joker works better pushing out erratic singles than within the format of a full-length
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5.0
34521
5.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
There isn’t enough unforced spontaneity or meaningful pop-craft on The Vision to sustain a full-length album
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4.2
34444
4.2 |
Pitchfork
UK pop&B of the vainest and most vacuous possible variety
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4.0
34849
4.0 |
AU Review
Has an emotionless streak running through its core. Technically proficient, sure, but a rather dreary listen nonetheless
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3.0
34558
3.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
One of the most disappointing debuts of the year
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