• Record Label: N/A
  • Release Date: Aug 16, 2024
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Aug 16, 2024
    91
    She keeps an eye on trends without succumbing to them. Add Quantum Baby to the winning streak.
  2. Sep 20, 2024
    80
    The format [just over 20 minutes long] proves again to be well-suited for the singer, providing another highly concentrated shot of material that shows her moving with ease -- sometimes blurring the line -- between sensual slow jams and pop-flavored dance tracks.
  3. Aug 19, 2024
    80
    Quantum Baby still delivers on the kind of smoky, sexy numbers that we'd expect from her.
  4. Aug 16, 2024
    79
    Quantum Baby is a lean and muscular eight-song accompaniment to 2023’s BB/Ang3l that asserts itself with the insistence of manicured nails tapping on a hard surface.
  5. Aug 27, 2024
    75
    New fans get a wonderful introduction to a fascinating discography, and existing fans get a project that will leave them both pleased and eagerly awaiting the next move of a star that can seemingly do it all.
  6. Aug 16, 2024
    75
    During this concise 22-minute journey, Tinashe toys with mood and texture in ways that feel daring, never overplaying her hand and seamlessly gliding into new creative areas.
  7. 70
    Quantum Baby is relaxed and a little uncomplicated but continues her dependable streak as an athlete, sex icon, visionary, and artist rolled into one. The best part is she’s never satisfied staying still.
  8. Aug 20, 2024
    70
    Quantum Baby is part of a planned trilogy, and paired with the similarly succinct BB/Ang3l, the album starts to feel more substantial. For better or worse, the brevity and restraint of Quantum Baby leaves you begging for more.
  9. Aug 16, 2024
    70
    Quantum Baby doesn’t overstay its welcome, but it flaunts Tinashe’s charisma as an independent-minded artist—one of the most unmatchable freaks in the game.
  10. Aug 23, 2024
    68
    An opus that reaffirms Tinashe's place within the pantheon of modern R&B, yet one that also proves that she needs to slightly refine her formula to craft that defining record she's been hinting at here whole career.
  11. Aug 16, 2024
    60
    Most other tracks slink their way to the low-lit bedroom (When I Get You Alone). The restless Getting No Sleep, though, is the most emblematic of this cult R&B creator: it’s electronic pop, with R&B attitude and a shuffle of drum’n’bass; the video nods to how Tinashe put self-love first.
  12. 60
    Songs like ‘No Simulation’ and ‘Red Flags’ bring back her ethereal, brooding signature sound, too, while others serve as little pick-me-ups for when you need to switch on. But, this record doesn’t weld these two sides of Tinashe successfully. There’s still a way to go before she finds her sweet spot, but this is a fun stepping stone along the way.

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