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Oct 16, 2014With some exceptions, the songs truly take flight when Kindness cedes the mic to others, like Robyn or Kelela, whose voices add depth and suggestiveness--with an ease that eludes Bainbridge himself--elevating the album’s bland lovelorn sentiment.
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Oct 15, 2014Otherness is probably a better album than Bainbridge’s debut as Kindness but it succeeds in different ways and is certainly more of a slow burner.
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Oct 16, 2014Otherness isn't just less immediate than other pop music; it's less self-aware, and way less fun.
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Oct 17, 2014There's only one track with any forward motion, and it's the overly slick and one-dimensional "I'll Be Back." Otherwise, Otherness is mostly murky and overcooked ballads, without hooks or much emotional impact.
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Oct 13, 2014The shortcomings of Bainbridge’s own vocals, which sometimes lack soul and are rarely memorable.
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Oct 10, 2014Bainbridge’s intentions are of course only known to himself and perhaps his collaborators, but there are enough moments here to make the listener believe that staying the course with Kindness, regardless of his seemingly wilful obtuseness and contrastingly puzzling adherence to cliché, might be worth it in the long term.
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Oct 21, 2014At least this time Otherness is a touch easier to define: disappointing.
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Oct 9, 2014His sophomore full-length is at times uninspired and leaves an emptiness in the gut.