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100
The leap from bedroom-dweller to teenage riot instigator has been a swift and fruitful one, and what could be considered derivative is genuine in every sense.
90
Bea provides a much-needed trip down memory lane, but not so much that it’s a pastiche to the era, rather an ardent nod, an ode to.
83
Fake it Flowers is more than a record: It’s an unveiling of true rising talent.
80
A real pearl of a record, ‘Fake It Flowers’ is a starting statement that runs on unmitigated confidence, a revealing, enthralling, enchanting debut record.
80
The diary-entry nature of Bea's songwriting ... makes the fuzzy, bubblegum grunge of 'Fake It Flowers' a perfect brooding soundtrack.
80
You hope, having honed the Nineties to frayed perfection, Kristi moves on and into fresh sonic pastures soon. But, for now, she’s earned the right to wear her retro cardigan with pride.
80
This gift for distilling complex emotions into relatable songs is just as vital to Beabadoobee's music as her rapidly evolving sound, and both shine on Fake It Flowers.
80
At such a young age, Kristi knows herself extremely well, yet is mindful enough to give up only so much of herself to this strong collection of songs.
80
Fake It Flowers is a very well-accomplished debut, featuring a consistent, enjoyable style, a fully-formed persona and catchy tunes which speak to the head and heart.
80
The fact that Kristi has managed to keep the warmth and wit from her earlier releases while expanding her sound may be this album’s greatest feat.
72
With Fake It Flowers, she’s on the cusp of something great, and only time will tell which side she falls on.
70
The sound may be nothing new but she reinvigorates it with irresistible joie de vivre.
70
This is a very polished effort that only begins to hint at the potential of the young woman wielding the guitar.
70
One of the things that was consistently coming through, is as well made as this record is made with its huge, expensive sounding production, Bea’s songs remain the real stars of the show.
70
For all intents and purposes, Keep It Flowers is an edgy, brash, and well put together statement that mostly goes down easy.
70
At its best, Fake It Flowers is right up there with the first Veruca Salt record or That Dog’s Totally Crushed Out in its ability to fuse pensive elation, sugary guitar charge, and sweet pop melodies.
16h
64
Beabadoobee needs to punch up her script, but the set is perfectly lit.
17h
60
The London singer’s debut album, rooted in 90s indie, could do with less polish and more grit.
Surprisingly, it turned out to be a pretty decent, good, usable thing. This is pretty good, in terms of how terrible his genre can be.
About 2 years ago, beabadoobee dropped a lo-fi acoustic track called Coffee, and it was really starting to pick up on TikTok about a year ago. It was honestly on track to becoming a huge hit, but then a lo-fi rapper named Powfu made this really awful Jocelyn Flores rip-off song called Death Bed with Coffee as the sample and that one ended up being the song that got picked up by labels and radio instead. She was listed as a feature on the song but he ended up getting all of the credit for the ... read more
it’s okay. it feels like a bit of a nostalgia trip at some points, as it draws heavily from sounds of the 90’s and early 2000’s, but sometimes it kinda loses its identity. overall i think it’s a good album, but nothing that left me too blown away.
FAVORITE TRACKS: care, worth it, emo song, sorry, how was your day
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: dye it red
FAVORITE TRACKS: care, worth it, emo song, sorry, how was your day
LEAST FAVORITE TRACK: dye it red
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Track List
- Care
- Worth It
- Dye It Red
- Back To Mars
- Charlie Brown
- Emo Song
- Sorry
- Further Away
- Horen Sarrison
- How Was Your Day?
- Together
- Yoshimi, Forest, Magdalene
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1d
I don't understand why NME out of all the people rated this a 100, Jesus Christ, it's like 100 is their default score.
4d
what's funny is that NME gave pavement's crooked rain crooked rain an 80 and this a 100. i'm starting to actually think that they have a bias towards european artists.
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Added on: July 15, 2020