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Miguel: 'Kaleidoscope Dream' 86 on Metacritic
Based on 10 reviews thus far 
http://www.metacritic.com/music/kale...critic-reviews
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The A.V. Club Oct 9, 2012 91 Kaleidoscope Dream will almost surely attract comparisons to another recent R&B album with its own amiable internal logic, Frank Ocean's Channel Orange, and not unfairly, given that both are uniformly excellent.
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Spin Oct 4, 2012 90 Miguel has impeccable songwriting chops and a deceptively supple voice, not to mention total command of both.
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All Music Guide Oct 4, 2012 90 There are instances where the lyrical content edges too close to "artsy" teenage erotic poetry, but no song is without an attractive quality, whether it's a heavenly melody, a riveting rhythm, or a boggling production nuance.
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Pitchfork Oct 4, 2012 84 It's respectful of tradition, quietly ambitious, and deeply personal, a wonderfully considered album from an artist who was starting to seem a lot like a forgotten gem in the wake of mishandled promotion.
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Consequence of Sound Oct 5, 2012 80 The success owes a good deal to the production, sparse and specific, and always in tune with Miguel's tenor.
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DJ Booth Oct 4, 2012 80 There's no doubting that he's gone from a freshman to a full-fledged member of R&B's graduating class with Kaleidoscope Dream.
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NOW Magazine Oct 4, 2012 80 Miguel's second album delivers on the L.A.-based musician's early promise, taking the best ideas from the debut--slow, lilting grooves, layered electric guitars, darkly squelching bass lines, meandering falsetto--into a more expansive, emotionally varied and personal sound.
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Rolling Stone Oct 5, 2012 70 He rubs his shadowy croon against electronic gurgles or electric guitar, keeping his tracks spare and unpredictable.
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Fact Magazine (UK) Oct 4, 2012 70 In its finished form, Miguel's Kaleidoscope Dream is a testament to his evolved songwriting, reverence to the past, and refusal to be pigeonholed.
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Boston Globe Oct 4, 2012 70 He's at his best when he slips into his expressive falsetto, but Miguel frequently comes off too remote for a true soul singer.
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