Resident advisord. 10. Oct. 2017ByByAndrew Ryced. 10. Oct. 2017"New Energy is a record whose heart-on-sleeve sentiment occasionally gets the best of it. But its tranquil spirit and moments of hope make it almost transgressive at a time when other artists are channeling 2017's climate of fear and frustration into dark, angry sounds. That alone is a bold statement. Though far from perfect, New Energy is one of Hebden's most intimate and personal albums, with all the idiosyncrasies that come with that".Read review
Pitchforkd. 3. Oct. 2017ByByAndy Betad. 3. Oct. 2017"Kieran Hebden's pursuit of new sounds has found him digging into his own catalog. New Energy is a wide-ranging album that connects the warmth of his early work to his latest club experiments".Read review