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Yesterday's Gone Image
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84

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the British rapper features guest appearances from Kwes, Tom Misch, Mum and Rebel Kleff.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. 85
    It’s not an exaggeration to claim that it is one the most honest, soulful and inspiring debut British rap albums since Roots Manuva’s Brand New Second Hand from 1999.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jan 20, 2017
    80
    It's an album that weaves in and out of domestic life and musical ambition, and somewhere in the knot of them lies something rather special. [Mar 2017, p.108]
  3. Jan 20, 2017
    80
    Letting endless threads unravel, in vivid detail, this album might creep up on you at first, but make no mistake, its creativity and poetry will floor you.
  4. Jan 23, 2017
    80
    Carner’s scuffed, wry flows grab you by the feels from the get-go and do not relinquish their grip.
  5. Mojo
    Jan 24, 2017
    80
    [A] disarming, relatable debut. [Mar 2017, p.97]
  6. Feb 1, 2017
    80
    It’s an honest, soulful and superbly well-executed body of work, and one of the best British rap debuts for a long time.
  7. Jan 25, 2017
    80
    Yesterday’s Gone is one of the finest debuts you’ll hear for quite some time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Apr 17, 2017
    8
    An eclectic piece of work that manages to be tender, powerful, and profoundly honest. It deep dives into personal loss and domestic issuesAn eclectic piece of work that manages to be tender, powerful, and profoundly honest. It deep dives into personal loss and domestic issues through prose and grace without losing a hint of truth in it. It is bare in the way it is eager to voice out emotions of responsibility, grievance, guidance, appreciation, laughter, and the idea of wanting to be with people whom we would wish to share life with. In particular, it is the central concept of life and the world that we are brought into in this humble album that really manages to give it a kick. He is now basically one of my favorite artists of all time and for such a wonderful debut, I would give it an 8/10. A real gem. Expand

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