Cupid Deluxe
by Blood Orange

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Cupid Deluxe is ranked 3rd best out of 8 albums by Devonte Hynes on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Devonte Hynes is Negro Swan which is ranked number 2561 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 620.

Blood Orange album bestography « Higher ranked (3,131st)
Freetown Sound
This album (5,040th)
Cupid Deluxe
Lower ranked (7,531st) »
Essex Honey

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Cupid Deluxe rankings summary
Overall rank: 5,040th | 2010s rank: 908th | 2013 rank: 104th  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 111 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.4.


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90/100
Relentlessly catchy and fresh, I love the jazzy, soulful feel of this album. Although some songs seem to use some recycled hooks, I love coming back and listening to this album.

Favorite tracks: Chosen, You're Not Good Enough, On the Line
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90/100
Perfect summer album. Takes you back to teen years where you're first finding love, or at least what you thought love was. A strange mixture of lightheartedness and rejection, this album has such a uniquely sweet and melancholy sound to it. One of my favorites, a must-listen to if you're into r&b and feel like reminiscing.
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65/100
From 07/26/2016 04:24 | #171821
Yeah I think this is just a little too... 1982. Not that I didn't love the '82 sound, but this just feels way too much like an attempt at re-spicing leftovers rather than cooking a new, dynamic stew. Catchy and still interesting in points, though, but feels a bit too tame especially in comparison to the far more eclectic Freetown Sound.
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90/100
One of the most interesting rnb albums of the 2010s. Dev Hynes (Test Icicles, Lightspeed Champion), has managed to create his own identity while keeping a warm 1980s-1990s vibe.
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90/100
I've heard this album described as "The kind of music Prince would have made if he was an introvert."

Honestly I can't think of a better description.

This album draws heavily from 80's and early 90's R&B, hip-hop, and pop, along with some other surprises, in order to create a beautiful sonic backdrop to Deb Hynes' tales of heartbreak and rejection. It really is a fantastic album, especially if you like R&B. Fully recommended.
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75/100
From 02/01/2015 10:06 | #133536
Album sympa . Mention à No Right Thing.
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