Cloud Nine
by Kygo
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: May 13, 2016
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. AllMusic
    May 12, 2016
    70
    Some stretches of the album may be a little too sleepy and subdued, with songs bleeding together in a hypnotic haze. Nonetheless, refreshingly void of aggression or any deliberate tension, Cloud Nine comforts with its positivity and charm.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    May 19, 2016
    60
    Cloud Nine could certainly do with a few more musical ideas, but this shouldn’t trouble Kygo unduly--after all, the same problem never held back David Guetta and Calvin Harris.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jun 6, 2016
    60
    The narrow emotional and musical range suggests Kygo doesn't have unexplored depths, but he doesn't need them. [#361, p.111]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    May 12, 2016
    60
    His debut album, Cloud Nine, is naturally very same-y--deep house wasting away in Margaritaville--but unfailingly gorgeous.
  6. The Guardian
    May 12, 2016
    20
    The lyrics are as earnest and emotionally inarticulate as a 19-year-old on Tinder. Well, this is pop, where cliche can be transcendent, but these joyless songs are chemically castrated of any passion or sexuality.
  7. The Line of Best Fit
    May 12, 2016
    50
    He’s still figuring out the transition out of his remix artist phase, but enough works on his debut to show that there’s hope for the future.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 46 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 59
  3. Negative: 6 out of 59
  1. OctavioM
    May 24, 2016
    10
    Probably one of my favorite releases of the year so far. From start to finish, this record takes you to a relaxing journey, giving itProbably one of my favorite releases of the year so far. From start to finish, this record takes you to a relaxing journey, giving it consistency for that matter and a sound very defined, while getting great collaborations from artists such as Tom Odell, Labrinth and folk duo Angus & Julia Stone. Highlights being Fiction, Firestone, Nothing Left, Fragile and For What It's Worth.… Full Review »
  2. BlogCritic123
    Jul 6, 2016
    10
    Really interesting style. At first I dismissed this album for all the songs sounding the same, but once you listen to it more, it's a reallyReally interesting style. At first I dismissed this album for all the songs sounding the same, but once you listen to it more, it's a really awesome album. Awesome tropical house/pop sound. Awesome vocalists especially the collab with Foxes. Overall a great album for anyone's 2016 collection.… Full Review »
  3. WANGWEST
    May 31, 2016
    5
    This album is okay. It sometimes makes me feels bored and sleepy. This is a very different kind of EDM but not much of the good kind, it isThis album is okay. It sometimes makes me feels bored and sleepy. This is a very different kind of EDM but not much of the good kind, it is sometimes lame and doesn't include much beats for a EDM album, not that much quality for a well known EDM star. This album is more of a relaxtion album, only when you have stress.… Full Review »
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