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Ripe

Debut album from the NE England indie pop band led by Ian Black produced by Peter and David Brewis of Field Music

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Memphis Industries
UK Release date
13/04/2015
US Release date
21/04/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    Though it's tempting to think that the Brewis brothers' participation is the main draw here, Black proves on Ripe that he's good enough to stand on his own
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An album packed with tunes that’ll most likely leave you baffled but, at the same time, unable to stop yourself from dancing
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s a creative tour de force which marks the arrival of a new pop maverick
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A compelling, tersely funky 30 minutes. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Black takes the trademark Brewis sound and ramps up the funk. Print edition only

  6. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Ripe is yet another strong offering from the UK’s most collaborative and consistent regional music scenes
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  7. 6.9 |   Pitchfork

    There’s little choice but to be self-sufficient 300 miles from London, a model that Field Music have pioneered. For all its minor stylistic differences, Ripe is very much forged in their image
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    A half-hour psych ride that fizzes with idiosyncrasy as Black races through three minute fancies that are gleefully unbound by genre or taste
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  9. 4.0 |   Q

    Clever as it is, there's all too little that actually engages the heart as well as the mind. Print edition only


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