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Rare, Forever
The name of the artist and album written in Impact font, with three instances of the letter R and the infinity symbol in various arrangement layered under the left side. Below all this is a black oval around a larger version of the R and infinity symbol logo, with only the legs of the R visible sticking out of the bottom of the left side of the infinity which is made of a snake. A smaller gold stamp with a curly line shape is below that. The background is plain off-white, and there's a thin raspberry-colored strip on the left side.
Studio album by
Leon Vynehall
Released30 April 2021
GenreClub,[1] dance,[2] electronic, experimental[3]
Length37:31
LabelNinja Tune

Rare, Forever is the second album by British electronic musician Leon Vynehall, released on 30 April 2021 by Ninja Tune.[4]

Reception[edit]

Rare, Forever ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[5]
Metacritic84/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Clash8/10[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
Loud and Quiet8/10[11]
MusicOMH[1]
NME[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[12]
PopMatters9/10[2]
Resident Advisor4/5[13]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Rare, Forever received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 11 critic scores.[6]

AllMusic's Paul Simpson wrote, "Even at its most experimental, Vynehall's music radiates with energy and spirit, and Rare, Forever brims with a different type of excitement than his past work."[7] Clash said "Rare, Forever adds to his intoxicating discography, unlimited in scope and undoubtedly Vynehall's most ambitious yet, resulting in one of the year's most fascinating records."[8] Exclaim!'s Dylan Barnabe said Vynehall's "plunge into the more abstract and conceptual is a bold choice, and one that pays off."[9] MusicOMH's Ben Devlin wrote "Vynehall's potential has always been apparent, but Rare, Forever is a truly beguiling record - equal parts poignant and hedonistic - which allows his vast array of talents to shine."[1] NME's Thomas Smith called the album "a slippery, intoxicating listen."[3]

Pitchfork's Shawn Reynaldo wrote "Even without any overarching narrative, Rare, Forever still feels like a triumph. At its core, the LP is a straight-up flex, the work of an artist who has learned to distill his many influences and experiments into a coherent, singular vision, and Vynehall himself is the protagonist of this particular tale", and that "There are few producers in the electronic music realm who can capably translate the 'here's some tracks I made' approach into a compelling album—folks like Floating Points and Four Tet come to mind—and it appears that Vynehall is ready to be welcomed into that cohort."[12] Resident Advisor's Andrew Ryce wrote that "Rare, Forever has all the hallmarks of a big, crossover dance music record, but no one's doing it quite like this."[13]

On MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2021 list, Rare, Forever was ranked 37.[14] On Stereogum's top 50 albums list for the first half of 2021, the album was ranked 36.[15]

Track listing[edit]

Rare, Forever track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ecce! Ego!"3:33
2."In>Pin"0:58
3."Mothra"5:39
4."Alichea Vella Amor"3:43
5."Snakeskin ∞ Has-Been"4:36
6."Worm (& Closer & Closer)"2:19
7."An Exhale"4:22
8."Dumbo"5:10
9."Farewell! Magnus Gabbro"4:32
10."All I See Is You, Velvet Brown"2:39
Total length:37:31

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Devlin, Ben (29 April 2021). "Leon Vynehall - Rare, Forever". MusicOMH. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Carr, Paul (3 May 2021). "Rare, Forever Synthesizes Leon Vynehall's Instincts Into a Unique Vision". PopMatters. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Smith, Thomas (30 April 2021). "Leon Vynehall - Rare, Forever review: a slippery exercise in electronic experimentation". NME. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ Helman, Peter (10 February 2021). "Leon Vynehall - "Mothra" & "Ecce! Ego!"". Stereogum. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Rare, Forever by Leon Vynehall reviews". Any Decent Music. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Rare, Forever by Leon Vynehall Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b Simpson, Paul (30 April 2021). "Rare, Forever - Leon Vynehall". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Leon Vynehall - Rare, Forever". Clash. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  9. ^ a b Barnabe, Dylan (29 April 2021). "Leon Vynehall Finds Himself to Be the Ultimate Muse on Rare, Forever". Exclaim!. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  10. ^ Morris, Damien (2 May 2021). "Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever review - warped, intense, cerebral". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ Davidson, Robert (26 April 2021). "Leon Vynehall Rare, Forever". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  12. ^ a b Reynaldo, Shawn (30 April 2021). "Leon Vynehall: Rare, Forever Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (4 May 2021). "Leon Vynehall - Rare, Forever". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  14. ^ Hubbard, Michael (17 December 2021). "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2021". MusicOMH. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  15. ^ Helman, Peter (8 June 2021). "The 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far". Stereogum. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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