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100
The artist has pressed her own refresh button extremely hard, and the results are remarkable.
100
Black Rainbows is full of such details, signifying a work filled with crystal clear purposes and meanings.
100
It’ll continue to uncover fresh layers of magic for years, while being enticing from the off.
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100
Each incredibly well-considered track on Corinne Bailey Rae’s fourth album is influenced by an archived object found at the museum. It tackles stereotypes head-on in both the lyrics about black history but also in her choices of musical styles.
100
Rock, jazz, Afrofuturism… the British singer-songwriter is transformed on this record inspired by Chicago’s archive of Black art.
90
Although Black Rainbows is a uniquely conceptual work and sticks all the way out from Corinne Bailey Rae, The Sea, and The Heart Speaks in Whispers, it's at least as personal as any of the singer's first three albums.
90
Having long-since perfected a pop-soul template, Corinne Bailey Rae shatters this on a record that feels spiritually closer to Bjork, say, or even Tom Waits. A hugely impressive, frequently stunning return, ‘Black Rainbows’ ranks as one of the year’s most imposing comebacks.
90
From psychedelic soul to raucous rock, this big, sprawling album bounces between genres and flies off in directions you’d never expect. It is the sound of an artist reborn.
80
Quite what her existing fans are going to make of all this is anyone’s guess.
80
Grunge! Experimental jazz! Glam-punk! With album four, the Leeds singer strays a long way from ‘Put Your Records On’.
80
The music, which is characterised by extraordinary switches in style, reflects the diversity of the archive, morphing from bleepy electronic and futuristic R&B to churning garage rock with distorted megaphone vocals.
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1mo
80
The English singer-songwriter takes a scuzzy, loud, and political left turn on her gutsy fourth album. It sounds like a departure but feels like a renaissance.
I love ht eway everything mixes up in this record, never heard of Corinne before but surely will keep her on my radar from now on.
1. "A Spell, a Prayer" - 90/100
2. "Black Rainbows" - 85/100
3. "Erasure" - 100/100
4. "Earthlings" - 85/100
5. "Red Horse" - 90/100
6. "New York Transit Queen" - 80/100
7. "He Will Follow You With His Eyes" - 100/100
8. "Put It Down" - 100/100
9. "Peach Velvet Sky" - 90/100
10. "Before the Throne of the Invisible God" - 100/100
Minha música favorita do álbum: "He Will Follow ... read more
A lot of dense and detailed experimentation.
There is a severe lack of purpose here, like there are all the building blocks for a creative and unique album full of thought provoking soundscapes, but they are shook up and scattered in a way that it feels disfugured. I especially noticed how this negatively impacts the pacing on the LP, which really bothered me on repeat listens.
It sucks because a couple tracks on here are super well done and engaging, a Spell a Prayer and Put It Down are ... read more
I love ht eway everything mixes up in this record, never heard of Corinne before but surely will keep her on my radar from now on.
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Track List
| 1 | A Spell, a Prayer 5:26 | 92 |
| 2 | Black Rainbows 1:57 | 86 |
| 3 | Erasure 2:46 | 85 |
| 4 | Earthlings 3:38 | 84 |
| 5 | Red Horse 5:42 | 82 |
| 6 | New York Transit Queen 1:49 | 88 |
| 7 | He Will Follow You With His Eyes 3:45 | 85 |
| 8 | Put It Down 8:29 | 90 |
| 9 | Peach Velvet Sky 5:50 | 84 |
| 10 | Before the Throne of the Invisible God 5:12 | 87 |
Total Length: 44 minutes
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Added on: June 19, 2023