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Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. Apr 8, 2014
    85
    At just 40 minutes in length it's concise to say the least, but the result is a hearty meal that will subtly introduce you to a new flavour every time you return.
  2. Apr 29, 2014
    80
    His newfound control on Estara makes the flowing sounds and uplifting moods that distinguish him within the beat music scene all the more expressive.
  3. Apr 8, 2014
    80
    E s t a r a is a step above genre-bending; this is genre-carving.
  4. Jun 3, 2014
    74
    E S T A R A is not as strong an album as Ardour, not as surprising because it couldn’t possibly be. But in its own, attenuated, scattered-birds way, this album is everything we could have hoped for.
  5. May 5, 2014
    70
    Overall, like the California sunshine, it's an irrefutable tonic.
  6. May 5, 2014
    70
    Mandowa has carefully crafted the album so that each song appears smooth and calming while retaining an adventurous edge.
  7. Apr 18, 2014
    70
    Estara is not as musically challenging, hooky or advanced as some albums by similar artists.
  8. Apr 8, 2014
    70
    This album was crafted amid relative calm, and this peacefulness is present in every track.
  9. Apr 8, 2014
    67
    E S T A R A is almost hypnotic in its tendency to make each individual track blur itself into an indistinct piece of a loosely memorable whole, one with little impression actually retained even if it jumps from mood to mood.
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  1. Oct 28, 2019
    8
    Very underrated album. The production and mixing quality is top level, lots of beautfiful harmonies, layers, textures, it's definietely a stepVery underrated album. The production and mixing quality is top level, lots of beautfiful harmonies, layers, textures, it's definietely a step forward from his previous projects. IMO Teebs' best album. Full Review »