Buy Now
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Jun 24, 2014Throughout it all, Sheeran stays true to the essential artistic notions of the classic singer-songwriter genre by treating his music as a vehicle for emotional veracity, personal revelation and universal inclusion.
-
Jun 23, 2014x finds a hungry artist doing everything possible to elevate to another level, simply by abiding by his instincts.
-
Jun 23, 2014An album more obviously influenced by urban music than its predecessor, which sees Sheeran gently, but confidently, pushing at the boundaries of what he does.
-
Jun 23, 2014Taylor Swift bestie and duet partner, writer of songs for One Direction, management client of Sir Elton John, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran comes into his own on his sophomore album x--pronounced “mulitply.”
-
Q MagazineJun 23, 2014He's taken chances and won again. [Jul 2014, p.115]
-
Jun 24, 2014["Thinking Out Loud" is] one of few minor lapses on an otherwise solid pop album, on which Sheeran acknowledges that growing up is messy and tough--but affirms that navigating life with maturity and confidence is possible.
-
Jun 23, 2014These little rebellions [dropping F-bombs, admitting to "smoking illegal weed"--even flirting with rap] don't make him edgy, but they feel more honest than the gooey, light-of-a-thousand-stars ballads he's known for.
-
Jun 24, 2014These gangly excursions in rap are evidence of Sheeran's youth and his generation, something that keeps X from being merely a bit of excellently crafted mature pop and gives it some appealing character.
-
Jun 23, 2014X presents Ed Sheeran in somewhat of an identity crisis. Still, it’s fascinating to hear him work out whether he’s a hopeless romantic or just a guy who thinks romance is hopeless.
-
Jun 24, 2014Well-crafted, generous and willing to lay it on thick when necessary, but fun to be around nonetheless.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 292 out of 381
-
Mixed: 27 out of 381
-
Negative: 62 out of 381
-
Jun 23, 2014
-
Jun 24, 2014
-
Sep 8, 2014