Home Again

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Critic Score
Based on 19 reviews
2012 Ratings: #472 / 1118
User Score
Based on 138 ratings
2012 Rank: #207
Liked by 15 people
March 12, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Polydor / Label
Soul / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
The Arts Desk

Michael Kiwanuka’s much-anticipated Home Again may be living in the past, but unlike most of the other nu-soul chart botherers it feels genuinely hip.

80
American Songwriter
While early comparisons to Bill Withers may be a stretch at this point, Kiwanuka is still an excellent storyteller in his own right.
80
Clash
With an acoustic undercurrent and sympathetic production from Paul Butler of The Bees, this is an absolute treat for fans of rootsy vintage soul and a remarkable statement of intent for a debut release.
80
The Guardian

Whether it was intended that way or not, Michael Kiwanuka's debut ticks a lot of the boxes required for pop success in 2012.

80
The Telegraph

Michael Kiwanuka's Home Again is a remarkably assured and sophisticated album.

75
Paste

On Home Again, the young Kiwanuka proves that youth and wisdom are not mutually exclusive and his insights and talents, albeit still a bit raw, suggest great things to come.

70
Drowned in Sound

While Home Again isn't packed with 21-style mega heartbreak anthems, it's still a fine record. The first thing that grabs your attention is the production, which has been handled by Paul Butler of The Bees.

70
NME
Snipe all you want, but here lies warmth and wisdom.
70
SPIN
Nakedly expressive Anglo-Ugandan sings wistful soul-folk dressed up with diverse, bravura orchestration.
70
No Ripcord

For the most part, it still holds together as a serene meditation that vacillates with a refined grace and beauty.

60
The Observer

Unlike the work of Kiwanuka's forebears – Bill Withers, Terry Callier et al – you don't come away from Home Again changed by its insights. Instead, you have just filled the air with some nice sounds.

60
The Independent

Sensitively produced by The Bees' Paul Butler, it's a pleasant enough handful of easy-going songs, in which the focus on warmth has left them lacking bite.

60
The Fly

Across the ten tracks it dawdles a tad, the lush ache of Kiwanuka’s eiderdown voice just about pulling us out of a snooze-dive.

60
AllMusic

Despite difficulties, Home Again is a promising debut by an artist who will no doubt deliver big if developed properly.

nostar
100

Not sure how this album gets less than a 9/10 as it's damn good. Really damn good.

ARTPOP
77

Tell Me A Tale 9.9💚
I'm Get Ready 9.5💚
I'll Get Along 8.6💚
Rest 7.2💚
Home Again 8.4💚
Bones 7.0💚
Always Waiting 7.6💚
I Won't Lie 6.7💚
Any Day Will Do Fine 6.3💚
Worry Walks Beside Me 5.8💛

Nota Final:77💚💚💚💚(Bom)
Simples,Retrô e Modesto 😌

tha138
68

What Michael Kiwanuka and Paul Butler managed to arrange is an imaginary meeting with Van Morrison and with Bill Withers, around an old, wooden table with a bottle of wine upon it and the sound of vintage soul sweetening the air.

Mizinha
84

Isso é tão lindo e tocante.
Não é original e inovador,mas sua emoção e honestidade é apaixonante.
Kiwanuka é um dos artistas mais doce e adoráveis que pude conhecer, musicalmente.
Sua voz rouca e vulnerável, os arranjos calmos e singelos e de bom gosto, narrativas mais diretas e tocantes, canções simpáticas e profundas, é a receita perfeita para aquecer meu coração.
Ando refletindo ... read more

oskar4
80

This is one of my mother's favorite albums. She always used to listen to this in the evening/night with a glass of red wine and a cigarette in her living room that, at the same time, was her atelier (artist studio).

Tell Me A Tale: 80 ★
I'm Getting Ready: 80 ★
I'll Get Along: 80 ★
Rest: 80 ★
Home Again: 90 ★
Bones: 80
Always Waiting: 80 ★
I Won't Lie: 80
Any Day Will Do Fine: 70
Worry Walks Beside Me: 80

Average: 80 / 100

tha138
68

What Michael Kiwanuka and Paul Butler managed to arrange is an imaginary meeting with Van Morrison and with Bill Withers, around an old, wooden table with a bottle of wine upon it and the sound of vintage soul sweetening the air.

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Track List

1Tell Me a Tale
4:12
83
2I'm Getting Ready
2:24
79
3I'll Get Along
3:28
80
4Rest
3:52
79
5Home Again
3:32
90
6Bones
3:48
86
7Always Waiting
4:31
83
8I Won't Lie
4:03
86
9Any Day Will Do Fine
3:40
79
10Worry Walks Beside Me
4:57
85
Total Length: 38 minutes

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Added on: August 1, 2012