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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | December 11th 15 |
Archy Marshall has certainly made a name for himself under the King Krule moniker, and it's easy to see why, as he creates a cloud of hazy trip-hop, indie pop, alternative R&B, and even sprinkles of post-punk here and there, doing everything himself. This record, released under his given name, is a bit different. That is to say, he got someone's help this time, that someone being his brother, Jack Marshall. Together, they make a subdued and detached trip-hop record, but one that is also subtly intelligent and personal. The vibes coming off of the record are relaxed, chilled, and almost disinterested (I mean that in a good way, of course). However, it's the lyrics that betray just how smart the record actually is. "We just smoke and let days roll by" from "Ammi Ammi" show that these vibes are wholly intentional, and the verse to "Sex With Nobody" touches on the issues with casual sex and those unwilling to face the consequences, whatever they may be. Many songs also relate personal experiences and anecdotes that give you insight into who Marshall is as a person. Though it suffers from sameyness a bit, A New Place 2 Drown is a great record from one of the freshest young minds in music.
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| 3.1 good | Erwann S. EMERITUS | November 20th 24 |
Even when he goes for hazy abstract trip hop instead of hazy post-punk, Marshall just can't get rid of his lethargy. As usual with him, it makes for a record whose nocturnal vibe sure leverages its atmospheric atours, but it also sometimes loses itself in the vibes it went for.
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| 3.0 good | dihstyle69 | December 12th 15 |
from the very smooth instrumentatals to the topics being tackled throughout the tape, almost everything comes together to create a very moody, chilling and relatable experience. it lacks replay value, though. completely! 3+
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| 3.5 great | doofy | January 10th 24 |
| 3.5 great | Behexen | September 12th 21 |
| 3.5 great | RedBol | February 23rd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Meruem | February 21st 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ToT720 | February 14th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | snubbar | September 3rd 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ashtiel | July 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Khattak | February 27th 18 |
| 3.5 great | EJinHD | January 8th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Buttered | November 11th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Jade | April 11th 16 |
| 3.5 great | Mac | February 27th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Filling | February 26th 16 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | February 24th 16 |
| 2.5 average | jmh886 | February 16th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Mojito | February 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | JoshieG | December 21st 15 |
| 2.5 average | jtswope | December 20th 15 |
| 3.5 great | K Bowman EMERITUS | December 17th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Matski | December 15th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Miami | December 14th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Eildur | December 13th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yotimi | December 11th 15 |
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