Album · Polydor · out 2026.10.23
FUDGE
Michael Kiwanuka
XLR rating
—Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk
Press score
—Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below
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Tracklist
- 01Summer ClothesSGR
- 02CaliforniaSGR
- 03Just Another MomentSGR
- 04Drowning In Your HeartSGR
- 05Love In My HeartSGR
- 06Across The SkySGR
- 07StarsSGR
- 08You Sent Me FlyingSGR
- 09Move In My DirectionSGR
- 10Steve's ParadiseSGR
- 11SingSGR
- 12Swings and RoundaboutsSGR
12 tracks, 61 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.10.21 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening
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What the press said
- 10.21On FUDGE, Michael Kiwanuka makes peace with taking his timeThe Line of Best Fit ↗
On FUDGE, Michael Kiwanuka revels in the pleasures of creative abandon, even as his freewheeling instincts occasionally give way to inertia.
- 10.19Michael Kiwanuka touche le ciel sur le lumineux “Fudge”, son nouvel album de soulLes Inrocks — Musique ↗
Le prodige londonien de la soul contemporaine dépouille sa veine aérienne sur un cinquième album où légèreté rime avec liberté.
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