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Age Of Transparency

Autre Ne Veut

Age Of Transparency

Third album of R&B and electronica from Brooklyn-based singer and producer Arthur Ashin

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Downtown
UK Release date
02/10/2015
US Release date
02/10/2015
  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Perhaps it's confidence after the success of Anxiety, but Ashin takes more risks here than in Autre Ne Veut's previous work, and they pay off
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  2. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    As interesting as the concept surrounding the album is, the music itself pulls you in with as much force as any music he’s created in the past
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  3. 9.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Age of Transparency is heady and dizzying, even more unpleasant than Anxiety at times, but it’s keyed in to the zeitgeist in a way that feels genuine, constructive even
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  4. 8.7 |   Earbuddy

    Autre Ne Veut adds more depth to his already intricate experimentation on Age of Transparency
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  5. 8.0 |   The Music

    It's an abrasive listen, but feels positively transcendental by the time it finishes
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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Flits ­from slow to fast, from choral to RnB, from stripped-back to orchestral to electronic
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  7. 8.0 |   All Music

    As an artistic statement about warmth vs. transparency, Ashin has hit his mark with an album that is as beautiful as it is uncomfortable
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  8. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    While the electronica can occasionally become an abrasive racket on parts of Age of Transparency, Ashin’s singing serves as a reminder of human melody and soul
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  9. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An emotional pop record that aims for more than comfort; it wants to see you at your most wounded and pick at the scabs until the pain starts to feel good
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  10. 7.0 |   Spin

    His best album yet
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  11. 6.6 |   Resident Advisor

    Like his live show, it's thrilling, confusing and uncomfortable in equal measure
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  12. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The second installment of a trilogy of records guaranteed to intrigue and excite
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  13. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    Fully appreciating Age of Transparency requires more than a surface-level listen
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  14. 6.0 |   Pitchfork

    Ashin's showiness as a singer is part of his grandeur; his voice has always managed to pull a song together
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    Music as a muse, or music to be enjoyed? There’s a fine line between the two, and ‘Age of Transparency’ falls either side
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