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MojoMay 6, 2021He's less scattergun and easier to pin down. More crucially, Graham's songwriting has blossomed. [Jun 2021, p.85]
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May 7, 2021Rag ‘n’ Bone Man has returned with a fine new album that allows fans to fall in love again.
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May 7, 2021Rag ‘n’ Bone Man has returned with a fine new album that allows fans to fall in love again.
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May 6, 2021Despite these quibbles, there’s a definite sense on Life By Misadventure of a major step up from Human. It’s a conscious move to move Rag’n’Bone Man up to the level of the likes of Michael Kiwanuka and Ray LaMontagne – if he carries on at this trajectory, he’ll have a career to rival them both.
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May 10, 2021At 14 songs, however, the album soon starts to sag, with Graham’s approach to emoting – ie sing louder – eventually overwhelming the weaker songs. ... It’s in the smaller moments that Graham seems most comfortable.
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May 7, 2021The second half passes with little to no note, leaving a yearning for perhaps a bit more adventure in the future.
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May 6, 2021In music, there are few things more tiresome than an artist obsessed with the idea of authenticity – they usually forget how to have fun. And this is a trap that Rag’N’Bone Man’s second album ‘Life in Misadventure’ falls straight into.
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May 6, 2021His tendency to hurl the same emotional intensity into every syllable (loud, soft, high, low, new idea or repetition) gets wearing. It doesn’t help that the melodies are often simplistic to the point of forgettable and the production seldom leaves a space unfilled.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Aug 12, 2021
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Jun 14, 2021Good album but lucking some adventure. Repetitive at times but he sings with his heart.