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			8.0
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				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
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				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
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				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
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				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
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				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
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				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
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				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
			
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				The Observer
			
			
				Sandé’s second album shifts into the more downbeat territory of lovelorn confessionals
				
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			6.0
			91720
			
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				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
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				Pitchfork
			
			
				Too much of Long Live the Angels just feels turgid
				
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