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Lift Your Spirit

Aloe Blacc

Lift Your Spirit

Third album from the well-dressed pop star who performed 'I Need a Dollar' and provided vocals for Avicii's no.1 hit 'Wake Me Up'

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5.5

Label
Polydor Group
UK Release date
07/04/2014
US Release date
08/04/2014
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  1. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Packed with slabs of perfect, soulful pop, Lift Your Spirit could hardly be better titled
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    A voice that would always find work as a Bill Withers tribute. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   All Music

    It could use more of that grit heard in the earlier releases
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  4. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    All in all, an impressive display from the Southern Californian soulman
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  5. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    If you like what you’ve heard of Aloe Blacc, even if you didn’t know it was him, Lift Your Spirit would be a good starting point to dive deeper into his music
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  6. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Plenty radio-friendly, but the songs never quite add up to a cohesive album
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  7. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Does what it promises: it lifts your spirit
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Balances soul with folk to varying effect. Print edition only

  9. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    Blacc's gravelly, expressive voice sounds terrific throughout, his trills and melodies indebted to Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers, but isn't enough to make the album sound particularly exciting
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  10. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Lift Your Spirit is a misstep, albeit with some decent bits, but I suspect Blacc will be back before long to surprise us with something unexpected and much better
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  11. 4.0 |   Uncut

    He doesn't need a dollar. Still wants one, though... Print edition only

  12. 2.0 |   Digital Spy

    This vibe is too damn laid-back, too safe and beige to even wash dishes to
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