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70
Some stretches of the album may be a little too sleepy and subdued, with songs bleeding together in a hypnotic haze. Nonetheless, refreshingly void of aggression or any deliberate tension, Cloud Nine comforts with its positivity and charm.
60
Kygo’s relatively restrained sound becomes repetitive over a 55-minute running time. Too many tracks build slowly towards a reasonably uplifting instrumental break without quite becoming full-on bangers.
60
His debut album, Cloud Nine, is naturally very same-y – deep house wasting away in Margaritaville – but unfailingly gorgeous.
50
Cloud Nine is far from a perfect album, but in an era when so many superstar DJs and producers can seem divorced from the actual songwriting aspect of music Kygo does deserve praise. He’s still figuring out the transition out of his remix artist phase, but enough works on his debut to show that there’s hope for the future.
20
Well, this is pop, where cliche can be transcendent, but these joyless songs are chemically castrated of any passion or sexuality.
20
Cloud Nine’s awfulness simply comes down to the sheer, lowest common denominator banality of Kygo’s ideal of dance music.
1. Intro - 85
2. Stole the Show - 75
3. Fiction - 70
4. Raging - 75
5. Firestone - 100
6. Happy Birthday - 70
7. I'm in Love - 80
8. Oasis - 70
9. Not Alone - 65
10. Serious - 80
11. Stay - 90
12. Nothing Left - 65
13. Fragile - 90
14. Carry Me - 70
15. For What It's Worth - 75
This left me feeling no joy, hatred, confusion, nothing. As the album art should imply, it's like watching paint dry.
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An album that has more lowlights than highlights. When it has highlights, however, it is also iconic. It is saved from a lower score by the fact that there is a grouping of good, mostly fresh songs, towards the end of the album, as well as 3 classics sprinkled in. But other than that, the project consists mostly of monotonous, disappointing, boring beats and often annoying vocals. Points are also deducted for an incredible lack of consistency, as well as an extremely limited sound. On an album ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Intro 2:08 | 76 |
| 2 | Stole the Show 3:42 feat. Parson James | 92 |
| 3 | Fiction 4:03 feat. Tom Odell | 80 |
| 4 | Raging 3:44 feat. Kodaline | 90 |
| 5 | Firestone 4:33 feat. Conrad Sewell | 100 |
| 6 | Happy Birthday 4:10 feat. John Legend | 42 |
| 7 | I'm in Love 3:32 feat. James Vincent McMorrow | 65 |
| 8 | Oasis 3:57 feat. Foxes | 69 |
| 9 | Not Alone 3:25 feat. Rhodes | 65 |
| 10 | Serious 3:54 feat. Matt Corby | 75 |
| 11 | Stay 3:59 feat. Maty Noyes | 75 |
| 12 | Nothing Left 3:56 feat. Will Heard | 72 |
| 13 | Fragile 3:50 feat. Labrinth | 75 |
| 14 | Carry Me 3:53 feat. Julia Michaels | 72 |
| 15 | For What It's Worth 3:03 feat. Angus & Julia Stone | 72 |
Total Length: 55 minutes
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Added on: March 17, 2016