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Jun 12, 2017Overall, Black’s latest effort proves nothing less than a markedly ethereal romp beyond the traditional boundaries of pop, as its comic hints of electronica and rolling melodies lend it a profoundly cosmic air.
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Jun 1, 2017A balance of playful and earnest, Wild Imagination's warm melodies, affectionate tone, and quirky charm may provide needed respite even in good times.
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Jun 1, 2017His latest set sees no let-up on the quality, yet feels a lot more home-made than 2015’s The Boombox Ballads.
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Jun 7, 2017The nicest aspect of this thoroughly nice record is that Black manages it without sounding either insipid or cloying.
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UncutJun 1, 2017It's a beautifully judged (electronic) psych-pop record that hums with warmth, quiet eccentricity and gentle wryness, recalling Robert Wyatt, '60s French pop and Gruff Rhys' solo fare. [Jul 2017, p.39]
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Jun 1, 2017Overall, it’s hard to escape the sense that the concept behind the record has played to its favour in some parts and gone against it in others; this is, therefore, not even close to being the most balanced Sweet Baboo effort to date.