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Love & Hate
Studio album by
Michael Kiwanuka
Released15 July 2016 (2016-07-15)
Studio
Various
GenreIndie rock, folk rock
Length54:49
LabelPolydor (UK)
Interscope (US)
ProducerDanger Mouse, Inflo, Paul Butler
Michael Kiwanuka chronology
You've Got Nothing to Lose
(2014) 		Love & Hate
(2016) 		Kiwanuka
(2019)
Michael Kiwanuka studio album chronology
Home Again
(2012) 		Home Again
(2016) 		Kiwanuka
(2019)
Singles from Love & Hate
  1. "Black Man in a White World"
    Released: 28 March 2016[1]
  2. "Love & Hate"
    Released: 7 April 2016[2]
  3. "One More Night"
    Released: 14 April 2016[3]
  4. "Cold Little Heart"
    Released: 24 February 2017

Love & Hate is the second studio album by London-based singer-songwriter Michael Kiwanuka. The album was released on 15 July 2016 by Polydor Records (UK) and Interscope Records (US).

Background

The album is the follow-up record to Kiwanuka's 2012 Mercury Prize-nominated album Home Again. The album was produced by Danger Mouse, Inflo, and Paul Butler. Love & Hate also released three singles. The first single, "Black Man in a White World" was released on 28 March 2016, and was accompanied by a video directed by Hiro Murai. The second single, "Love & Hate", was released on 7 April 2016.

Usage in media

The song "Cold Little Heart" is also known for being the opening theme of the HBO television series Big Little Lies.[4]

The song "Love & Hate" featured in the Netflix docudrama When They See Us.

The song "Love & Hate" is heard in season seven episode eight of the legal drama Suits.

The song "Love & Hate" is heard in season one episode twenty-two of the crime drama Rosewood.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[6]
Metacritic86/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubA[9]
Chicago Tribune[10]
The Daily Telegraph[11]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[12]
The Guardian[13]
NME4/5[14]
Pitchfork6.9/10[15]
Q[16]
The Times[17]

Upon its release, Love & Hate received widespread critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 86, based on 23 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[7] The Telegraph said "This is an album that sounds like a world of music in itself",[11] while The Guardian called the album "the work of an artist coming into his own".[13] Writing for Exclaim!, Ryan B. Patrick lauded Kiwanuka's "introspective study of himself and his standing in a post-millennial world".[18]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Banquet Records Albums of the Year 2016 1[19]
American Songwriter Top 50 Albums of 2016 2016 2[20]
Mojo The 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016 2[21]
BBC Radio 6 Albums of the Year 2016 4[22]
Chicago Tribune Top Albums of 2016 2016 4[23]
GQ 10 Best Albums of 2016 2016 7[24]
Les Inrockuptibles 50 Best Albums of 2016 2016 16[25]
Rough Trade Albums of the Year 2016 17[26]
NME NME's Albums of the Year 2016 2016 23[27]
The Guardian The Best Albums of 2016 2016 27[28]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cold Little Heart"10:10
2."Black Man in a White World"4:18
3."Falling"4:16
4."Place I Belong"4:47
5."Love & Hate"7:07
6."One More Night"3:53
7."I'll Never Love"2:45
8."Rule the World"5:42
9."Father's Child"7:05
10."The Final Frame"4:59
Total length:55:08

Personnel

Adapted from the Love & Hate booklet.[29]

Charts

References

  1. ^ "You Tube – Video Music for Black Man in a White World by Michael Kiwanuka".
  2. ^ "You Tube – Video Music for Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka".
  3. ^ "You Tube – Video Music for One More Night by Michael Kiwanuka".
  4. ^ Miller, Matt (23 March 2017). "The 'Big Little Lies' Theme Song is Actually an Awesome 10-Minute Soul Ballad".
  5. ^ Topham, Michelle (28 May 2016). "Listen to Michael Kiwanuka's 'Love & Hate' from Rosewood — Rich and Addictive".
  6. ^ "Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Reviews for Love & Hate by Michael Kiwanuka". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  8. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Love & Hate – Michael Kiwanuka". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  9. ^ Moayeri, Lily (15 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka bests himself on his second album". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  10. ^ Kot, Greg (22 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka breaks out of retro-soul box in 'Love & Hate'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  11. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (19 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka's Love & Hate is a dazzling melting pot of sound – review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  12. ^ Farber, Jim (14 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka's Love and Hate: EW Review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  13. ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (14 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka: Love & Hate review – soul-searching with the tang of authenticity". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  14. ^ Cooper, Leonie (13 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka – 'Love & Hate' Review". NME. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ^ Moore, Marcus J. (25 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka: Love & Hate". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. ^ Segal, Victoria (July 2016). "Higher Ground". Q (360): 102–03.
  17. ^ Hodgkinson, Will (15 July 2016). "Pop: Michael Kiwanuka: Love & Hate". The Times. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  18. ^ Patrick, Ryan B. (15 July 2016). "Michael Kiwanuka: Love & Hate". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
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