Lovers Rock
| Estelle
Lovers Rock
Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by English R&B recording artist Estelle. The album was released on September 7, 2018, by Established 1980 Records. The album was supported by the singles "Love Like Ours", which features Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley, and "Better". - Wikipedia
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NPR
The album honors the lovers rock tradition, however, in a thoroughly modern and genre-flexible way.
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Slant Magazine
Lovers Rock both bottles the ardor of the eponymous reggae style and testifies to the force of a deep and resilient love. Rating: 3.5/5
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Reggae Vibes
A solid album for a broad audience.
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Exclaim!
The solid Lovers Rock is a testament to Estelle's talent and career durability while paying homage to a genre that has withstood the test of time
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All Music
Lovers Rock rewards listeners who skipped past the pop anthems, trap-styled productions, and retro-house grooves of True Romance to reach the comparatively traditional soul and reggae tracks toward that album's end.
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Grunge Cake
The album gives the listener pause to consider ideas of fate, love and destiny. It may, in fact, even inspire one to reconsider an old flame.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Once again, nostalgia proves a prominent theme on Lovers Rock; it's always fascinating to see what drives and inspires artists, and rest assured that Estelle does not disappoint on her latest go-around.
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Vibe
The messages on Estelle’s “as told to” album are loud and clear, pinballing between happiness and sadness, resentment and reconciliation, and the loudest message of the bunch: to all the lovers out there, rock on.
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Edinboro Now
"Lover’s Rock” was an enjoyable album to listen to and serves a handful of good messages such as the importance of loving others throughout.
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Hotpress
Lovers Rock is more suited for a chill listen on a feel good Friday.
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