-
9.1
47200
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Will almost surely attract comparisons to another recent R&B album with its own amiable internal logic, Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange, and not unfairly, given that both are uniformly excellent
Read Review
-
9.0
47177
9.0 |
Spin
Kaleidoscope Dream is startling and invigorating, a fully formed statement from an artist hungrily surging toward the front of pop music's creative pack
Read Review
-
9.0
47179
9.0 |
All Music
No song is without an attractive quality, whether it's a heavenly melody, a riveting rhythm, or a boggling production nuance. The set is cunningly sequenced, too
Read Review
-
8.4
47178
8.4 |
Pitchfork
It's respectful of tradition, quietly ambitious, and deeply personal, a wonderfully considered album
Read Review
-
8.0
47666
8.0 |
The Guardian
Genuinely thoughtful songwriting
Read Review
-
8.0
47669
8.0 |
PopMatters
A thrilling listen that draws comparisons to D’Angelo’s Voodoo or Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part One on first listen
Read Review
-
8.0
48695
8.0 |
BBC
Enjoy Kaleidoscope Dream for the rarity that it is: an unerringly consistent, very good pop record
Read Review
-
8.0
48824
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Rich, substantial, adventurous and colourful, the work of an artist prepared to take chances by not doing what’s expected of him
Read Review
-
8.0
49087
8.0 |
Q
Offers some fresh options for mainstream urban pop. Print edition only
-
8.0
47176
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Vocal prowess and pop sensibility bring him right to the same winner’s podium as Frank Ocean and The Weeknd
Read Review
-
7.5
49162
7.5 |
Under The Radar
There's an upfront quality to his words that tiptoes the line between sexy and silly, raunchy and ridiculous
Read Review
-
7.0
47181
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Miguel proves that he is, easily, uninhibited enough to inherit the tradition of eccentric R&B freakiness handed down from Marvin Gaye to Prince to R. Kelly
Read Review
-
7.0
47554
7.0 |
The Quietus
The range of sonic ideas, fully realized songs, and prodigious vocal talent on Kaleidoscope Dream arrives as the most pleasant of shocks
Read Review
-