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8.5
73315
8.5 |
The Quietus
An entrancing blend of hip hop and electronic mixed with inspirations from far flung corners of black music and culture
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8.3
73458
8.3 |
A.V. Club
An album that engages with the history of black culture while challenging the political, cultural, and musical status quos at every turn
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8.0
73477
8.0 |
All Music
May not have the direct, off-the-cuff quality of AwE NaturalE, but its all-around richness is incontestable
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8.0
73313
8.0 |
NME
The hip-hop duo flow freely as they tackle identity, self-awareness and sex on their rich second album
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8.0
73502
8.0 |
Exclaim
While EarthEE may not garner the duo many new fans, its quality will ensure it outlives the kind of transient hype they might have shot for
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8.0
73980
8.0 |
The Irish Times
As before (and as with fellow Seattle time-travellers Shabazz Palaces, who contribute to the album), the bass is a thing of wonder, with the ability to mesmerise and hypnotise
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8.0
73316
8.0 |
PopMatters
EarthEE is not an album you can listen to passively. It demands engagement, demands you to meet it on its terms sonically and politically. The returns for that investment, and the paths it can open up, are many
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8.0
73317
8.0 |
The Music
Tunes float around in syrupy amber textures and the two women rap with restraint and finesse
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8.0
73338
8.0 |
The FT
A mazy concoction of sung vocals and raps, set to mesmerising bass, psychedelic keyboards, jazz and hip-hop beats
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8.0
73379
8.0 |
Q
Trading pitter-patter raps and ethereal vocals over skeletal beats. Print edition only
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8.0
73385
8.0 |
Mojo
Otherworldly and intensely human, it's hard to resist THHESatisfaction's singular charm. Print edition only
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7.9
73500
7.9 |
Earbuddy
In execution, EarthEE is better than their first effort. The format and sound is a bit looser, with more room for everything to breathe
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7.0
73658
7.0 |
musicOMH
Tinged with jazz and various world music, this is aware and absorbing music, conscious in a broad sense, sometimes circuitous, but mostly questioning and satisfying
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6.8
73484
6.8 |
Clash
Most of EarthEE scans like a friend’s spoken word poem read aloud so many times that their sheer conviction makes it stick, mnemonically, to the roof of your mouth
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6.7
73314
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
It has too much surface ambiance to demand your attention — it’s a pleasant background album — but it welcomes and rewards it
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6.0
73743
6.0 |
State
They are challenging the listener in every way they can with their brand of experimental R&B, and who could fault them for that
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6.0
73431
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It all feels slightly ominous, fording even, in its execution
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6.0
73318
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Taps into the same sweet spot of their debut, managing to balance human exceptionalism with human humility
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