Some 'Freedom Of Speech' Reviews Coming In...
"One of the sturdiest, most rounded hip hop albums to emerge from these shores." - Mojo, 4/5
"Explosive… refreshingly outspoken and… musically daring" - Observer
"Lyrically lucid and thoughtful, the album is elevated by… innovative production" - The Times, 4/5
"There isn't likely to be a more politically engaged record all year" - The Scotsman, 4/5
"An ideas-laden statement of intent. Impeccable." - Evening Standard 4/5
"The most interesting and possibly the most exciting British MC on the scene. This is partly due to the fierce intelligence of her rhymes, and partly to the newly dark and insistent power of her beats... But it's mostly down to the jaw-dropping grace and nimbleness of her flow, which is pretty much peerless" - All-Music Guide
"Rams a fist down the throats of any Mercury-referencing naysayers. Social commentary, emotional nudity and confessional bravery illuminate a warm, honest album. A valuable, innovative voice with plenty to say." - The Fly, 4/5
"What makes this a truly great hip-hop album is that her words take on the quality of incantations, and that those incantations take on a life of their own. At a certain point they ignite, and the spark stays in the mind long after your headphones fall silent." - 5/5 MTV Iggy
"Absorbing, epic, heartfelt and delicately nuanced - a marvellous album" - The Skinny, 5/5
"Explosively ambitious... emotionally coherent and forward-looking... drawing on post-rock, jazz, reggae and, on the stunning Sun Dog, the bruising atmospherics of My Bloody Valentine. Throughout it all, Debelle's lyrics are pointed, honest and revealing about herself, her relationships and the larger world around her." - The Sunday Times
"Freedom of Speech is good - really good, actually... an album that sees Speech Debelle develop herself as an artist, instead of just her profile" - The Quietus
Freedom Of Speech is released 13 February 2012
