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Dec 31, 2019The meticulous nature of After You’s dreamy and frequently cathartic soundscapes suggests Peñate spent years perfecting these 10 songs, maybe ever since Everything Is New was released. That’s a long time to work on a record, but after finally—finally—hearing the finished product, it’s obvious the wait was worth it.
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Q MagazineDec 3, 2019It's a surprise to have him back, but on the strength of After You, a more than welcome one. [Jan 2020, p.113]
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Dec 2, 2019After You shows an artist rejuvenated and fired up, and hopefully back on track to stick to a more timely release schedule in the next decade.
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Dec 2, 2019By the time we reach ‘Swept To The Sky’, his transformation from indie-pop upstart to artistic troubadour is complete.
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Dec 2, 2019Arguably heavy-handed but regrettably timely, even if allegorical, After You marks an ambitious return for the long-absent musician, one that ultimately rewards with musicality.
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Dec 3, 2019After You may plough a relatively safe furrow in its construction and execution, but he is a very relatable singer, and the keenly felt blue-eyed soul on here should win him new converts.
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Dec 2, 2019After You is a tasteful record – at times it’s exactly the soft, melancholy, adult house pop they play in the chic bar at 7pm in every Netflix drama you’ve ever watched – but it’s also got tunes, and Peñate has also finally lost all his vocal mannerisms, so you’re not distracted from those tunes.
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Dec 2, 2019Broadly speaking, After You succeeds as a rich, expansive set of sophisticated classic pop – but, unlike Peñate’s early work, it feels somewhat irrelevant to 2019.