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The WireJul 13, 2018One moment she comes on like a pure music box turnaround MC, the next like a spitting cat, her delivery sits perfectly on the fucked up thud and South London hissing spherics conjured up in the mix. [Jul 2018, p.61]
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Jul 13, 2018K.O. is their most successful collaboration so far, and a flat-out thriller above all else.
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MojoJul 10, 2018Hyper-tense, but worth it. [Aug 2018, p.91]
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Q MagazineJul 10, 2018This is nervy, restless music for turbulent times. And all the better for it. [Aug 2018, p.113]
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Jul 10, 2018Opener ‘Shock Out’ illustrates a playful approach that floats on the periphery of danger while ‘Slay’ sees her really flex her lyricism complete with a wavy flow. As is to be expected, The Bug’s production floats in the oxymoronic universe of heavy and atmospheric that is both haunting and devastating.
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Jul 10, 2018By tackling the mediocrity of a chart-topping genre head-on and infusing every track with genuine polemical anger, Miss Red and The Bug have created a record that is as thrilling as it is timely.
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Jul 16, 2018On K.O their ideas are rendered in higher fidelity, and while not every track on here leaves a lasting impression, the album as a whole certainly does.
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UncutJul 19, 2018"Shock Out" and "Money Machine" are straightforward exercises in the sort of hellfire dancehall The Bug does so well, but there's a restraint here too, best seen in the haunted heartbroken "War." [Sep 2018, p.35]