4everevolution

4everevolution
Studio album by
Roots Manuva
Released3 September 2011 (2011-09-03)
GenreHip hop
Length65:09
LabelBig Dada
ProducerGibbs King
Roots Manuva chronology
Slime & Reason
(2008) 		4everevolution
(2011) 		Bleeds
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
BBCfavorable[3]
Blurt Magazine[4]
Clash8/10[5]
Cokemachineglow74%[6]
Drowned in Sound8/10[7]
MusicOMH[8]
NME[9]
The Observer[10]
PopMatters6/10[11]

4everevolution is the eighth studio album by English rapper Roots Manuva.[12] It was released on 3 October 2011 on the Big Dada label.[13]

Critical reception

4everevolution was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 75 based on 19 reviews.<[1]

In a review for AllMusic, critic reviewer Jon O'Brien wrote: "4everevolution, shows he [Manuva] can still summarize the state of the nation more succinctly in one line that most MCs half his age manage over the course of an entire album. 4everevolution is an appropriately titled, subtle progression which proves that intelligent hip-hop and accessible urban pop don't have to be mutually exclusive."[2] Reef Younis of Clash said: "The production is crisp and varied; Roots' warm vocal typically hits with soul without being too forcefully firebrand and constant changes in style and tempo gives 4Everevolution the energy to see it through."[5] At Drowned in Sound, Al Horner noted that it was Manuva's "most assured and compelling listen to date."[7]

Track listing

4everevolution track listing
No.TitleLength
1."First Growth"3:08
2."Here We Go Again" (featuring Spikey T)3:59
3."Skid Valley"2:46
4."Who Goes There?"2:55
5."Watch Me Dance"4:05
6."Revelation"4:17
7."Wha' Mek?"4:40
8."Takes Time"3:13
9."Beyond This World"2:33
10."Go Champ"2:20
11."Get the Get" (featuring Rokhsan)2:41
12."Crow Bars"2:54
13."The Throws of It"7:04
14."Noddy"3:51
15."Much Too Plush"3:13
16."The Path" (featuring Rokhsan)3:14
17."Banana Skank"2:35
18."Snakebite" (bonus track)2:31
19."Bust It" (bonus track)2:52
20."It's On" (bonus track)2:55

Personnel

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 59

References

  1. ^ a b "4everevolution by Roots Manuva". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b O'Brien, Jon. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Mulholland, Garry. "BBC Review". BBC. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Blurt Magazine Review". Blurt Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b Younis, Reef (20 September 2011). "Clash Magazine Review". Clash. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ Bass, George (1 October 2011). "Cokemachineglow Review". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Horner, Al (28 September 2011). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ Paton, Daniel (3 October 2011). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ Dosanjh, Ash (20 September 2011). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  10. ^ Fix, Killian (25 September 2011). "The Observer Review". The Observer. The Guardian. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  11. ^ Schiller, Mike (9 November 2011). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Album Review: Roots Manuva - '4everevolution'". NME. 20 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  14. ^ "Roots Manuva". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 November 2017.