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9.0
111187
9.0 |
Clash
A swagger drenched, masterful treatise from a woman with a new perspective, new weapons, and the confidence to use them. Careful now
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8.0
111190
8.0 |
Mojo
This is warm, analogue-smudged R&B that blossoms with repeated plays. Print edition only
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8.0
111222
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s hard to imagine many records that could follow-up the one-two punch of ‘Birdsong’ and ‘Pharaoh’ unhurt
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8.0
111274
8.0 |
Evening Standard
A collection that conjures an appealing mood but won’t fade into the background this time
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8.0
111617
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Taken as a whole, YU is a wonderful record. Okumu and Lowe are a dream partnership, and along with the rest of London’s modern soul players present on YU and hiding amongst other projects, have way more to give us over the next few years
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7.1
111188
7.1 |
Pitchfork
The smoky-voiced R&B multi-instrumentalist charts the ups and downs of a relationship with the help of guests like Jay Electronica and Floating Points
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7.0
111189
7.0 |
Exclaim
Lowe has made a statement by developing inward musings into grooves that reach toward new audiences, the heart at the centre of her work audibly beating
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7.0
111191
7.0 |
The Music
A richly atmospheric experience
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6.0
111213
6.0 |
Q
A set that swirls around subtly dislocated rhythms and tastefully funky riffs. Print edition only
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6.0
111268
6.0 |
The Guardian
There’s a hushed stillness to the way Lowe’s words glide over the stripped-down, becalmed grooves, before gentle soul gives way to more uptempo beats and sentiments. With that template, it’s a varied mix
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