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513:, Male calls the album "touching, powerful, experimental and sensuous – you could pick just about any positive adjective and it would apply," and in describing the individual tracks, the reviewer states that "each song here is both an independent entity of striking originality and a vital part of a truly cohesive album that is sure to be deemed a classic in decades to come."
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205:, released on 27 April 2015. The album was released in collaboration with Naim Records and Eska's own Earthling Recordings. It was shortlisted for the 2015
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was a "mind-bending gem", offering particular praise for "This Is How a Garden Grows". Praise for "This Is How a Garden Grows" was mirrored in
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who made it a Tune of the Month writing "...having toured and performed with Grace Jones, The
Cinematic Orchestra. Writing for
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1087:"Eska - session singer takes centre stage with 'mind-bending gem'"
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1212:"Tune Of The Month: ESKA - This Is How The Garden Grows".
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477:was received with acclaim from critics. At
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900:Japanese edition bonus tracks
18:2015 studio album by Eska
968:"Dear Evelyn" (Song Version)
547:"This Is How a Garden Grows"
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758:"Heroes & Villains"
682:"She's in the Flowers"
1326:2010s pop album stubs
1195:"ESKA: ESKA - Review"
1069:Independent on Sunday
506:Independent on Sunday
261:Independent On Sunday
1321:Eska (singer) albums
218:Professional ratings
116:Earthling Recordings
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207:Mercury Music Prize
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790:"To Be Remembered"
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213:Critical reception
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1046:"ESKA by ESKA"
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1024:"ESKA by ESKA"
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583:"Gatekeeper"
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1261:This 2010s
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916:Producer(s)
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601:David Okumu
536:Producer(s)
487:wrote that
142:David Okumu
1310:Categories
1234:28 January
1026:. bandcamp
1010:References
479:Metacritic
237:Metacritic
172:Gatekeeper
162:chronology
1030:4 January
913:Writer(s)
533:Writer(s)
1114:musicOMH
337:musicOMH
125:Producer
51:Released
41: by
1145:21 June
1140:The 405
1119:21 June
1093:21 June
1052:20 June
375:The 405
184:(2015)
175:(2013)
68:Neofolk
1228:"Eska"
1214:Mixmag
919:Length
539:Length
494:Mixmag
254:Rating
251:Source
241:82/100
231:Rating
228:Source
87:Length
1165:Uncut
1002:42:42
927:"Red"
910:Title
891:35:17
530:Title
500:Uncut
438:Uncut
104:Label
60:Genre
1267:stub
1236:2023
1147:2016
1121:2016
1095:2016
1054:2016
1032:2016
992:1:59
983:Eska
960:5:18
948:Eska
933:Eska
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875:Eska
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773:Eska
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633:Eska
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598:Eska
575:3:52
564:Eska
511:ESKA
489:ESKA
475:ESKA
443:8/10
203:Eska
198:ESKA
180:ESKA
160:Eska
133:Eska
112:Naim
44:Eska
24:ESKA
1263:pop
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906:No.
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