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Jun 8, 2018It’s a real album, with an arc and continuity. Lost & Found is one of those rare records that’s adventurous but can also appeal to that aunt or sister-in-law or Grammy voter who finds a new artist they like every 15 years.
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Jun 11, 2018It is a first album that sounds like it came from an artist who has been doing this for years and years. ... Lost & Found is a revelation.
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Jun 8, 2018With classically trained vocals, storytelling swagger and a knack for melodic invention, Lost & Found serves as both introduction and foundation. The debut offering is laden with contradictions: feels safe yet edgy, simple yet complex, ambitious yet relaxed.
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Jun 12, 2018On Lost & Found, Smith is defining her own destiny. In the process, she confirms that she is special and rare, an asker of impossible but necessary questions.
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Jul 17, 2018A powerful tool for repairing a broken heart and indicative of an even brighter future, Lost & Found is satisfying and promising at once.
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Jun 12, 2018The album favours a downtempo pace, and Smith’s superstar potential is apparent on close-to-final song Tomorrow. But it’s the mid-album entry The One, with its swirling string arrangements and ambiguous tension between defiant lyrics and aching delivery, that suggests Smith’s ascent is far from over.
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Jun 11, 2018Ebbing and flowing with daydreams and a glossy but gritty pulse, Lost & Found is quietly, confidently remarkable.
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Jun 8, 2018There’s a diversity of stylistic approach and yet a singularity of vision that few artists are able to combine so early on.
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Q MagazineJun 8, 2018Massiveness should be assured. [Summer 2018, p.114]
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Jun 8, 2018Sometimes it is easy to forget that Lost & Found is Smith’s first LP. The sureness and creativity that exudes from each and every song disguises what some would call a lack of experience.
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Jun 8, 2018While Lost & Found doesn’t feel like Jorja Smith’s magnum opus, it’s a brilliant first draft.
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Jun 13, 2018As a whole, Lost & Found finds Jorja Smith making a name for herself with presence and poise. Throughout these 12 songs, she commands a mastery of various styles, with enough experiments to flesh out a varied, captivating album.
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Jun 21, 2018Smith curated these tracks to showcase her insecurities to fans that will relate to the transparency of her work. Lost & Found is a strong foundation for the up-and-coming Smith and her R&B fused experiences. The gushing warmth of her emotion resonates into a digestible, easy listening album.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 95 out of 108
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Mixed: 8 out of 108
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Negative: 5 out of 108
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Jun 20, 2018The talented Jorja, this debut album is so fantastic, deserves grammy
Her rhythm and soul remember to the great Amy Winehouse and Lauryn Hill