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8.0
91667
8.0 |
All Music
Certain listeners might bemoan the shortage of uptempo belters here, but one attentive and thorough listen presents a clear justification
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8.0
91669
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There’s a lack of obvious singles — Hurts has orchestral heft, Highs & Lows is efficient R&B — but it’s a captivating comeback
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8.0
91670
8.0 |
The Independent
Underpinning all her invention are the gospel roots which break the surface of “Breathing Underwater” and find their most satisfying resolution in “Sweet Architect”
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8.0
91701
8.0 |
Digital Spy
The jewel in this angelic crown is the majestic 'Breathing Underwater'. It retains Emeli's trademark balladry but transports it higher than it's ever been before
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7.0
91672
7.0 |
The Music
It's undeniably less immediate than her previous works but, with time, it may actually prove even more rewarding
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7.0
92169
7.0 |
PopMatters
While Sandé may not hit any highs higher that what we heard on Our Version of Events, Long Live the Angels gives the neo-soul belter plenty of scenery to chew
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6.0
91746
6.0 |
Q
Sandé's second album doesn't always sound quite so revelatory: anguished intensity often masks a lack of musical spark. Print edition only
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6.0
91826
6.0 |
The FT
The singer’s style goes from restrained to grand in album that brings a greater definition to her
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6.0
91699
6.0 |
The Observer
Sandé’s second album shifts into the more downbeat territory of lovelorn confessionals
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6.0
91720
6.0 |
NME
Behold a slightly different Emeli Sandé to the one who was, five years ago, as ubiquitous as shoes
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6.0
91671
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A collection of songs saturated in heartache and loss
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6.0
91668
6.0 |
The Guardian
Her towering voice – sometimes, as on Hurts, quivering with the aftershock of her recent divorce – is frequently complemented by the sparsest possible backing
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5.4
91728
5.4 |
Pitchfork
Too much of Long Live the Angels just feels turgid
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