Rudimental - Home
Critic Score
Based on 15 reviews
2013 Ratings: #695 / 1115
User Score
Based on 56 ratings
2013 Rank: #435
Liked by 1 person
April 29, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Asylum / Label
Drum and Bass / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
SPIN

At its best, Home is a sumptuous, thrilling experience on a purely sonic level. There are absolutely zero boring moments here, and the details are often transcendent

80
Time Out London

There’s no doubt these guys will continue to top our charts with the sweet sounds of victory.


 

80
Mixmag
One of the most surprising things about this album is that no-one has done it before. That is, bridged the gap between Jools Holland and Annie Mac, between the ‘real music’ crew and the kind of ravers who’d be at home at a Hospitality gig.
80
Evening Standard

The band jump from melodic R’n’B to hip-hop to drum’n’ bass in a debut as sassy and street-smart as Katy B’s On a Mission.

74
Sputnikmusic

The converging influences of each member results in a diverse amalgam of styles, even if D’n’B purists are likely to champion the compromising “Jack of all trades, master of none” argument.

70
NME
Head for ‘Home’ if you want to hear where drum’n’bass, dubstep, garage and old-school jungle meet in 2013, but really just pick it up if you’re looking for more bangers than a barbecue at a firework factory.
70
FasterLouder
The four piece craft every track to build into something magical, using lush instrumentation and a varied list of guest vocalists to achieve this. Rudimental’s production is the real strength, combining sounds, dynamics and genre changes, from soul to house, electro pop and even rock, that work extremely well together.
70
Clash
‘Home’ walks the fine line between commercial viability and musical integrity with confidence and flair. This is chart music done right.
64
Pitchfork

Rudimental are casting a wider musical net than their peers, which has the unintended effect of magnifying their flaws by comparison, making for a decent but ultimately second-tier effort in a crowded year for big-ticket dance-pop. 

60
musicOMH

Rudimental have already shown on their tremendously successful singles that they have that special knack for making exciting and diverse pop. Sadly on Home it is a knack that we hear too little of. Still, this is an album that does suggest promise and shows that Rudimental are unlikely to be a flash in the pan.

60
PopMatters

Positive lyrics and upbeat tempos make Rudimental’s Home an album that you can listen to if you’re looking to feel inspired.

60
The Guardian
For all the genre-hopping that goes on elsewhere, that balance is never quite struck again.
60
NOW Magazine
Certainly there are similarities to other UK electro acts, but also nuances that make it unique: exploratory moments in which Rudimental are like foley artists using indecipherable percussion, jazzy brass flourishes, or somehow seamlessly making one song sound like four.
60
The Arts Desk

Overall, Home is just the right side of too polished… but only just. Whatever my quibbles, though, Rudimental’s debut will likely be an album that’s inescapable during summer 2013, especially for those aged 15 to 25. Deservedly so.

TheCarioca
78

Home - 3/5
Feel The Love (Feat. John Newman) - 4/5
Right Here (Feat. Foxes) - 5/5 ❤
Hell Could Freeze (Feat. Angel Haze) - 3/5
Spoons (Feat. MNEK & Syron) - 5/5 ❤
Hide (Feat. Sinead Harnett) - 3/5
Powerless (Feat. Becky Hill) - 4/5
More Than Anything (Feat. Emeli Sandé) - 5/5 ❤
Not Giving In (Feat. John Newman & Alex Clare) - 3/5
Baby (Feat. MNEK & Sinead Harnett) - 3/5
Waiting All Night (Feat. Ella Eyre) - 5/5 ❤
Free (Feat. Emeli Sandé) - 5/5 ❤
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NateAnimates
62

Despite it's shortcomings, 2013's Home is a pretty solid dance-pop record. Tracks like "Free" showcase some really soulful vocals, (Thanks Emeil Sande!) but others such as "Hell Could Freeze" are very subpar. It's not an all-time favorite, but a decent effort nonetheless

Rockstaar9
90

maybe it's because I haven't listened to much drum and bass, but I found this album to be really fantastic, with tight production and features who were on top of their game (with the exception of Angel Haze on Hell Could Freeze, man that song is fucking awful)

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Added on: August 6, 2013