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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from London-based artist Lava La Rue features guest appearances by BB Sway, Feux, Nine8, Audrey Nuna, Yunè Pinku, So!Yoon!, and Tendai.
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  1. Jul 22, 2024
    90
    Even if you don’t buy the concept though, that hardly matters – this is a startling record that, even at its considerable length, never collapses under the weight of its own ambition. It also serves to formally introduce Lava La Rue as one of the country’s most foremost talents.
  2. Jul 22, 2024
    90
    ‘STARFACE’ has the confidence of an artist with far more renown like (dare I say!) Bowie or Prince. There isn’t much filler here, as each song leaps into 4D with a psychedelic, soulful soundscape that’ll take you to space.
  3. Jul 22, 2024
    90
    That Lava La Rue has managed to tame such huge ambition into a long-in-the-making debut that’s inventive but accessible and never outstays its welcome is a feat not to be diminished.
  4. Jul 22, 2024
    69
    It’s clear that Lava La Rue’s ambition as an artist burns brightly. Right now, its light and heat is overflowing, a little messy and uncontained; but the stardust is unmistakable.