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Eyyy a classic Instant 5 Long time since I have listened to it all. Good to be back.

Jazzy funky hip-hop influenced grooves, with some cracking guests. Please don't cover Stevie Wonder though, it (almost) never works. His voice sounds oddly like Calvin Harris, which was a bit distracting at points, but a good album and one I would never have heard without it being suggested here. Thanks for the pointer

This is some nice-enough, easy listening funk that sounds like it wouldn't be out-of-place as incidental music in a low-budget rom-com.

Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Lost in Paris, Movie, We’ve come so far

Neo soul, nu jazz, funk, jazz, hip-hop, electronic, jazz-funk, acid jazz, R&B, jazz rap, ambient, nu-disco, alternative. Bastante agradable. Un 4, venga.

Never heard of Tom Misch before so this album was a pleasant surprise. The way he fuses the jazz pop sounds with some solid best production made this a pretty enjoyable album. Listened to it a few times and didn’t get tired. Could definitely revisit. 6.9/10 (nice)

Jazzy, funky, 3/5.

Good revision music according to a friend

Very smooth

Not bad

Really wasn’t for me. A combination of elements to styles that I don’t really enjoy.

If you're going to have a spoken-word passage at the beginning of your album talking about you're only in it for the music, you should probably ensure the following LP lives up to that self-aggrandizing promise. Despite the tight instrumental execution and thoughtful, clean production, the actual musical content of this album is flatter than a pancake. No matter how many times Misch steps outside of the key or fits in a funky little solo, the bones of these tracks are drop-dead boring: muzak-esque progressions, repetitive lyricism and instrumentation, meandering guest features that feel misplaced or are just plain bad. Tack on the jam band elements and the orobouros of Misch jacking himself off is complete – telling when you need a gratuitous re-do of 'Isn't She Lovely' to inject any kind of life into your album and it manages to be the most memorable track! The whole project is just self-serving and too smug for its own good. The main feat I'll remember from this one is how Misch managed to make even a De La Soul feature feel lifeless and limpid.