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identifies that, his new work stays away from experimentalism but embraced a rather explosive meticulous glide and within it are hidden cryptic like but meaningful occurrences that eventually unveils its head. He also discovers that in lieu of the performances- they are tamed and doesn't leave
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lamented that, despite the album's "arresting" opening lyrics on "Residue", the songs remain inferior to
Clementine's previous work. He also decried the short lengths of some songs and deemed them "less expressive", concluding that Clementine has "underestimated his capabilities."
1083:"The talent of musician Benjamin Clementine, a brillant self-made artist, was recognized by France tonight. Consul @Ch_lemoine bestowed upon him the Arts and Letters Award at the Residence of France in Los Angeles. "Paris would be happy to have you back and the city misses you""
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is just "setting the scene" as the "tip of the iceberg". Clementine has suggested that the project will mark the end of his music career, and that he plans to pursue other artistic endeavours such as acting.
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magazine described the album as
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961:"New Music Friday: The best releases out on Oct. 28"
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