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8.5
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8.5 |
Crack
The floor-filling drops he has made his name with are endowed with more purpose than ever. Lantern will challenge you not to start enjoying yourself, and it will always win
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8.0
77875
8.0 |
Q
Richer and deeper than his previous efforts. Print edition only
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8.0
77009
8.0 |
The Guardian
There are points on Lantern where you wish he’d give the bloody mindedness a rest. More often, it proves his point: the strange, beguiling sound of man neatly evading whatever pigeonholes he’s been shoved in
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8.0
77028
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Lantern sees Birchard showing that he’s not lost sight of his roots in underground dance-floor bangers
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8.0
77029
8.0 |
The FT
Genres fall apart but the music’s formal properties hold true: rhythm and melody are deployed with imagination and an unerring aim
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8.0
77031
8.0 |
DIY
It’s when these beat structures are armed with simple, chant-ready lyrics that these songs turn into dancefloor destroyers
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8.0
77012
8.0 |
The Skinny
Proves that being in high demand has in no way diluted his craft
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Lantern's a beguiling collection of songs from an artist whose road to success is made better by the number of detours he takes along the way
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7.5
77020
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
The beats are luminous, the melodies enlightening, and, most importantly, the record is guiding a path to much brighter things for the producer
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7.5
77181
7.5 |
Beardfood
The trap beats have ever so slightly mellowed down, but they still hit harder than everyone else's
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7.5
77262
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Lantern is a commendable launch point for Hudson Mohawke — one can only wait with excitement to see where his skillful sonic fusion will lead next
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Mohawke makes pop music like nothing ever heard before
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
His knowledge of what gets a crowd moving, coupled with his good cheer in both playing directly to it and coyly holding back as he pleases help keep the album’s experiments a minimum of fun and danceable, but more often shocking and delightful
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7.0
77167
7.0 |
Spin
Lantern seems to be a rebirth or a coming-out party of sorts, both literally and aesthetically
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7.0
77137
7.0 |
All Music
The assortment of vocalists, both original and sampled - there is a boys' choir and scores of trilling chipmunk-like sounds, but no rappers - adds to the album's scattered quality
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7.0
77160
7.0 |
PopMatters
Cleaned up, brightened and simplified, the album is a fine showcase for Mohawke’s preppy sensibilities while remaining a singular, auteuristic remedy to today’s faceless (and toothless) EDM superstars
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7.0
77008
7.0 |
Uncut
HudMo has toned down the high contrast and adopted a softer, soul/R&B-pop style. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
A huge but exciting step forward
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7.0
77264
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The album remains unmistakably HudMo, overflowing with neon blasts of static and lemony keyboard licks, but the most skull-shredding of these have been softened by collaboration
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7.0
77244
7.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s refreshing to see an EDM producer balancing his more hedonistic impulses with genuine artistic ambitions, especially when it’s done with such a consistent energy and purpose
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7.0
77222
7.0 |
The Quietus
Lantern at its strongest moments shows Ross Birchard perfecting his craft; his productions unabashed, euphoric and naïve
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6.9
78003
6.9 |
Earbuddy
An effective booty-shaker of an album
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6.0
77233
6.0 |
NOW
The problem is that Birchard spreads himself so thin in his rush to tick off all the stylistic boxes, some songs sputter into half-realized cliché
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6.0
77654
6.0 |
State
It’s at times too furious a mix to enjoy, but perhaps that’s where the significance is; there’s no bundling Hudson Mohawke into a box just yet and if that doesn’t garner interest for future releases, we’re not sure what will
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6.0
77010
6.0 |
The List
While Birchard's versatility isn't in doubt, Lantern shows the best of itself when it sidesteps the champagne bar for a more familiar space
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
Although Lantern strains more than a few sinews, trying to show everything Mohawke can do there’s room for raw touches such as Lil Djembe, which recall the trap beats that made HudMo’s name
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6.0
77165
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's a consistently wow-worthy sound, even when it doesn't quite jell
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5.0
77935
5.0 |
Clash
Sadly it just misses the mark way too often and leaves you with fleeting glimpses of what could have been a very exciting album
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2.0
77128
2.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Lantern comes off like Birchard wallowing in an uncharacteristic and blissful tedium
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