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9.0
70264
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
One of the best albums of 2014 so far
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8.0
70298
8.0 |
The 405
Unloveable at times and adorable at others; fun has rarely sounded so ambitious
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8.0
70262
8.0 |
The Music
Paints a sophisticated portrait of the pop impresario’s vision
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8.0
70263
8.0 |
The Guardian
His meticulous approach proves to be an advantage rather than an oxymoron
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8.0
70356
8.0 |
Q
A songwriter of singular depth and emotion. Print edition only
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7.0
70592
7.0 |
Beardfood
A pleasant companion to lazy days, at times dangerously close to muzak
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7.0
70259
7.0 |
Clash
Attentions may drift during the album’s slower second half
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7.0
70265
7.0 |
Exclaim
Otherness has the potential to be a great album. Unfortunately, Bainbridge fails to bring anything new to the table emotionally
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6.7
70332
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Bainbridge is going to have to figure out a way to stay relevant and vital in a playing field that’s just about overcrowded. But, thanks to Otherness, that spot is his to lose
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6.6
70377
6.6 |
Paste Magazine
Bainbridge reaches past the boundaries he set on Change of Mind, making Otherness a rich, varied examination of love and loneliness
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6.0
70372
6.0 |
musicOMH
Otherness is probably a better album than Bainbridge’s debut as Kindness but it succeeds in different ways and is certainly more of a slow burner
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5.1
70414
5.1 |
Pitchfork
Otherness isn't just less immediate than other pop music; it's less self-aware, and way less fun
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5.0
70340
5.0 |
All Music
It's always a bummer when an obviously talented artist makes such a glaring misstep; the only hope is that they can right the ship by the time the sessions for the next album come along
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5.0
70326
5.0 |
NME
Allows too many of his 80s-influenced pop-R&B tracks to meander, lending ‘Otherness' the air of dinner party music for middle-aged hipsters
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5.0
70260
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
For every moment of lyrical drabness or slinky soul cliché there is a splash of bright, jabbing invention, and they often co-exist uncomfortably within the same song
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4.0
70261
4.0 |
DIY
Feels like a more unified and cohesive listen, but in truth we’d swap all its hollow posturing for his patchy debut album’s wow moments in a heartbeat
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4.0
70474
4.0 |
Under The Radar
A record that suffers a dearth of imagination
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