by
The Streets
- Record Label: Island
- Release Date: Jul 10, 2020
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Jul 9, 2020A stellar record. ... Which is to say, it’s bangers, bops and top-notch observational lyrics at every turn.
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Jul 16, 2020It is a witty, catchy delight that demonstrates Skinner still has his ear to The Streets sound.
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Jul 13, 2020Skinner has matured remarkably over the past two decades, and None of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive is a refreshing marker of his evolution from shy hopeless lad to eloquent wordsmith, and it is packed with poetic realism that tells an inconvenient truth. In all, nine years was well worth the wait to see Skinner return to form.
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Jul 13, 2020While the Streets’ Tame Impala two-hander justly set the internet abuzz, even better tunes lie within.
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Q MagazineJul 8, 2020The star of the show remains the Brummie Everygeezer and his droll, unceremoniously-delivered bars. [Summer 2020, p.100]
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MojoJul 8, 2020If midlife crisis haunts the 40-year-old Skinner, encroaching mortality is re-energised by juniors like neo-soul sister Greentea Peng's soporific vibrations on I Wish You Loved You As Much As You Love Him. [Aug 2020, p.93]
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Jul 8, 2020‘None of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’ isn’t just a testament to Mike Skinner’s intriguing evolution but also proof of his keen eye for curation. It’s good to have him back – and all of his mates, too.
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Jul 10, 2020While not quite on par with his best work, it is nonetheless a welcome and surprisingly fun return by one of Britain's great voices who has lost none of his wit and panache.
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Jul 9, 2020For better or worse (mostly better), None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive captures the feeling of the Streets past, while laying out a path for its present and future.
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UncutJul 8, 2020While The Streets' five LPs each had a distinct narrative, this is different - skittish investigations into the expanded and exciting taste of a now fortysomething workaholic. [Aug 2020, p.36]
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Jul 20, 2020It’s an exercise in flexibility, in collaboration and support of new, largely unknown talent. It speaks not of a stale money grab, but of a conscious desire to stretch and explore his talent, exploring outside of his comfort zone, and to make not just another Streets album.
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Jul 10, 2020The full length return of The Streets, it offers Mike Skinner at his most vivid and most forgettable, offering moments of illumination before retreating into darkness.
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Jul 9, 2020There are moments where None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive feels more like a showcase for younger talent than a Streets comeback.
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Jul 16, 2020Reading his explanations for choosing the guest rappers, it’s clear they moved him, but he might’ve been better off simply ceding them the space and stepping away. With this new tape, the Streets are officially back, but Skinner never convinces us why they should stay.
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Sep 2, 2020The key takeaway from None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive is simply that the Streets is still around and making music. Given the raging dumpster fire better known as 2020, that's not nothing. But in a summer full of triumphant blasts from the past, it's certainly not enough.