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Aug 23, 2022Truly, this is one of the best reggae records of the year… and one of the best records of the year.
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Apr 11, 2022The quiet intensity, supernatural control, and disquieting character of his singing are all in full focus, adding mystery and longing to even the most benign lyric and making the highlights of Midnight Rocker rank among his best work.
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Apr 18, 2022Ultimately, Midnight Rocker is a worthy, maybe even essential, addition to both Horace Andy and Adrian Sherwood’s massive catalogues. It’s not perfect, but there’s a strange vitality in its imperfection, and that energy, that vitality – whatever it is – is incredibly compelling.
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Apr 13, 2022Horace Andy is clearly an artist not content to rest on his laurels, and with this album he strengthens his position as a bona fide reggae legend.
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The WireApr 11, 2022If takes on his own catalogue feel lazy on paper, it’d need a heart of stone to resist something like 1977’s “Materialist” which in this version is probably the dubbiest and most typically Sherwood moment on here. Most importantly, perhaps, that voice has lost none of its storied opulence. [Apr 2022, p.42]
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MojoApr 11, 2022This is not only Horace Andy's best album in 40 years, but it is also a work of lasting power. [May 2022, p.84]
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UncutApr 11, 2022A fairly respectable blend of new and reworked older material, deconstructing vintage 1970s tracks like "Mr. Bassie" into airy melodica ripples and sinewy basslines. [May 2022, p.23]
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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Sep 21, 2022Nope, I tried but no, can't say anything else! Respect for the artist but ...