Reviews 
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2012-09-17
Bad 25 Michael Jackson
An awesome, evergreen and essential pop masterpiece.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2012-07-20
ill Manors Plan B
Unrelentingly bleak situations depicted with a cinematic eye for detail.reviewed by Michael Cragg
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2012-07-16
channel ORANGE Frank Ocean
Odd Future singer delivers standout major label debut.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2012-06-25
Write Me Back R. Kelly
A relaxed exercise in spanning the spectrum of human emotion.reviewed by Natalie Shaw
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2012-06-14
L.I.F.E. Josh Osho
Impressive debut album from the soulful south Londoner.reviewed by Joseph 'JP' Patterson
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2012-06-06
The Bravest Man in the Universe Bobby Womack
Eighteen years after his last new material, the soul legend is back.reviewed by Wyndham Wallace
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2012-04-02
Radio Music Society Esperanza Spalding
The young bassist-vocalist follows her 2011 Grammy win with a fine fourth album.reviewed by Kevin Le Gendre
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2012-03-07
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill
Hill’s multi-award-winning debut became part of the mainstream on its own terms.reviewed by Lloyd Bradley
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2012-02-28
Black Radio Robert Glasper Experiment
Glasper’s exceptional new LP merges jazz with alternative sounds.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2012-02-27
All of Me Estelle
This long-awaited third set is remarkable for its lack of standout hits.reviewed by Nick Levine
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2012-02-06
Lonely Are the Brave Maverick Sabre
Part of a crowd rather than a true Maverick, this singer nevertheless charms in measures.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2011-12-19
The Dreamer/The Believer Common
Production takes precedence over Common’s rhymes on the rapper’s ninth studio LP.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2011-11-18
My Life II … The Journey Continues (Act I) Mary J. Blige
Blige’s most enjoyable, exciting and consistent album in years.reviewed by Lloyd Bradley
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2011-11-14
Soul Time! Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
Forty very happy minutes in SJDK’s discrete funk universe.reviewed by Daryl Easlea
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2011-10-10
How Do You Do Mayer Hawthorne
Cool crooner doesn’t change his tune on second album.reviewed by Marcus J. Moore
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2011-08-23
Thursday The Weeknd
File The Weeknd beside Frank Ocean as an RnB star set to climb to new heights in 2012.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2011-07-25
Finest Hour Submotion Orchestra
Dubstep meets avant-garde jazz on this ensemble’s beguiling debut.reviewed by David Katz
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2011-07-22
LP1 Joss Stone
Something approaching a return to form from the British soul singer.reviewed by Mike Diver
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2011-07-04
Soul UK Beverley Knight
Knight’s taste for a cover version is impeccable.reviewed by David Quantick
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2011-06-27
The Light of the Sun Jill Scott
A lovely, bittersweet album that celebrates the joy of life.reviewed by Daryl Easlea
