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Mar 30, 2022Each track finds her motivation intact, with almost no trace of despair that isn’t equally met with perseverance. While it finds the singer consistently laid back, Gifted pushes forward constantly – displaying its creator’s unique resolve.
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Mar 29, 2022Uplifting music can tend to grate rather than inspire, but Koffee hits a satisfying midpoint, free of didacticism and never forced; she’s simply inviting us into her world.
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Mar 25, 2022Gifted keeps giving: Koffee achieves a brilliantly confident debut with the promise of more good things to come.
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Mar 25, 2022An excellent debut record, it offers a tantalising glimpe of what lies ahead.
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Mar 25, 2022Given its creator’s effortless vocals, smart lyricism and obvious ability to craft new bangers, ‘Gifted’ will only add to the clamour surrounding Koffee’s name: time will tell how far she will continue to rise from this point.
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Mar 25, 2022The album’s musical backdrops range from breezy to absorbing, but it’s Koffee’s performances that are consistently bewitching.
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Mar 25, 2022Gifted covers a lot of musical ground in less than half an hour, from the sweet, harmony-laden lovers rock of Lonely to Shine’s dabbling in the kind of easygoing acoustic reggae beloved of beach bars the world over, albeit underpinned by an immense electronic bass.
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Mar 25, 2022Koffee is charming and winningly wholesome in the first mode [expressing her gratitude to be alive], but her attempts to meld tributes to family and life’s simplicities with designer name drops and empty boasts can feel awkward and misplaced. ... An album that doesn’t always play to its young creator’s strengths.
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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Mar 25, 2022Stellar debut! Really enjoyed Shine, Where I’m From, Gifted and Pull Up. Can not wait to hear more.
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May 21, 2023
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Apr 4, 2022Koffee deserves to be massive. This is a terrific album full of bubbly reggae in a very 2022 way.