Album of The Year
Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx - We're New Here

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx

We're New Here

81
Based on 9 reviews
2011 Ranking: #53 / 498

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100
A.V. CLUB

The real triumph of We’re New Here is that it doesn’t feel like an album-length remix.

80
DROWNED IN SOUND

While Smith uses this album as an outlet to explore a variety of different styles, importantly he never loses sight of the source material.

80
POPMATTERS

We’re New Here succeeds because it manages to seamlessly reconcile the different traditions from which it draws.

78
PITCHFORK

There's a go-for-it quality to Smith's production that suggests fearlessness over reverence.


#52
Marissa Nadler
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#54
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DETAILS

Released: February 22, 2011
Format: LP
Label: XL
Genre: Dubstep

RATINGS

100A.V. Club
80AllMusic
80Drowned in Sound
80PopMatters
78Pitchfork
78Beats Per Minute
70NME
70No Ripcord
70Spin

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# 47 - Coke Machine Glow
# 23 - FACT Magazine
# 19 - musicOMH
# 19 - No Ripcord
# 27 - Pretty Much Amazing
# 30 - The Guardian
# 32 - Uncut

TRACK LIST
  1. I'm New Here 
  2. Home 
  3. I've Been Me (Interlude) 
  4. Running 
  5. My Cloud 
  6. Certain Things (Interlude) 
  7. The Crutch 
  8. Ur Soul and Mine 
  9. Parents (Interlude) 
  10. Piano Player 
  11. NY Is Killing Me 
  12. Jazz (Interlude)
  13. I'll Take Care Of U

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