• Record Label: BMG
  • Release Date: Jun 18, 2021
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Aug 13, 2021
    80
    This would be an impressive first salvo from a new artist, and coming from a seasoned veteran, it's a truly welcome sign that her creative well isn't about to run dry.
  2. Aug 13, 2021
    80
    Songs such as the joyous To Be Loved (classic couplet, “Each day feels like a weekend when you’re around”) shows that, in her eighth decade, Joan Armatrading CBE is far from resting on past achievements.
  3. Jun 28, 2021
    80
    It continues a run of quality that stretches all the way back to her debut.
  4. Mojo
    Jun 23, 2021
    80
    Lyrically she still falling in love, but the slow burn of Consequences reveals more nuance with each sitting. [Aug 2021, p.83]
  5. 80
    Consequences offers no shortage of rhythm-ready offerings, which ensure the enthusiasm remains at a constant peak.
  6. Jun 18, 2021
    80
    Throughout, as we’ve come to expect, Armatrading sings fervently and delivers a batch of songs that at first listen, seem fairly simple, but echo with a bit more intensity each time.
  7. Jun 18, 2021
    80
    It’s another album of exquisitely written songs to add to the pile of exquisitely written albums.
  8. Uncut
    Jun 18, 2021
    70
    A notably confident-sounding record. [Aug 2021, p.23]

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