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The Boombox Ballads

Sweet Baboo

The Boombox Ballads

Fifth studio album from Welsh singer songwriter Stephen Black

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Moshi Moshi
UK Release date
14/08/2015
US Release date
14/08/2015
  1. 10.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A completely wonderful record
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Packaged alongside Black’s wry lyric sheet, it’s sweet, uncomplicated and eminently easy listening
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    A glorious, emphatic collection of songs showcasing his truly affecting vocal and knack for ridiculously insistent hooks
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Lovingly observed domesticity, his bright, clear voice supported by a lush soundscape. Print edition only

  5. 7.5 |   Earbuddy

    Clean, clear, weird pop music
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  6. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    If you aren’t in love or aren’t thinking that love has a role in your near-future, you’re likely going to want to turn this album off quickly
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  7. 7.0 |   Gig Soup

    Love, happiness, loneliness, acceptance, self-deprecation and humour are well-trodden paths when it comes to pop and there is a reason for this, echoed in The Boombox Ballads
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    The Boombox Ballads is at its best when Black’s new “Singer” tendencies are mixed with weirdness
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  9. 6.0 |   DIY

    Downright strange - just not in the right ways
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  10. 6.0 |   The Music

    Allows his eccentricity to shine, matching slightly oddball lyrics with ambitious Beatles-esque arrangements
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  11. 6.0 |   NME

    Uses strings to add extra oomph to his trademark lyrical fragility
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  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It's easy to embrace his Johnny-Flynn-does-indie songs. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Q

    There's loveliness at work. Print edition only


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