In the lonely hour
Sam Smith (f. 1992)
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Reviews (3)
The libraries' assessment
d. 8. Oct. 2016
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Thomas Tiedje
d. 8. Oct. 2016
Han er ung, canadier og superstjerne på poppens himmel, men det er også det eneste Shawn Mendes har tilfælles med Justin Bieber. Mendes slog stort igennem for tre år siden med det blide singer/songwriter-album "Handwritten", hvor folk-pop pludselig fik appel til tweens og teenage-piger. Nu er Mendes tilbage med 2'eren, der er mere gospel- og bluegrass-inspireret, men stadig til den pæne side. Tænk Justin Timberlake, Ed Sheeran og John Mayer. Forhåbentlig giver Shawn Mendes en bedre koncert end den ligeglade, arrogante optræden, landsmanden Bieber spiste sine fans af med forleden, når han gæster Forum til maj næste år.
Rolling stone
d. 23. Sep. 2016
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Joe Levy
d. 23. Sep. 2016
"Illuminate mixes professions of romantic agony like "Mercy" (where a quietly hummed hook explodes into crashing drums), with nice-boy valentines like "Treat You Better" and bedroom come ons like "Lights On." Two-thirds of the album is produced by Sheeran collaborator Jake Gosling, and deploys Sheeran's mix of familiar pop vestments (electric guitar solos that float with John Mayer weightlessness, gently worried vocals that owe as much to Justin Timberlake as to gospel or R&B)".
idolator.com
d. 23. Sep. 2016
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Jon Reyes
d. 23. Sep. 2016
" It's as if the former Vine star wanted to do Handwritten 2.0. But while his own debut set the foundation, the other key influence is Mayer. Songs like "Lights On," "Like This," "No Promises," and "Ruin" bring to mind the signature guitar licks from the Grammy winner's critically acclaimed Continuum, which just this month turned 10".