Speech Debelle – Speech Therapy

Guardian“There's something intriguing about Speech Debelle...” The music on her debut, craftily produced in the main by Wayne Lotek, is acoustic, jazz-inspired and, on songs like Spinning, quite beautiful; not something that can be said too often about debut UK hip-hop albums...

The Times“The sound, by virtue of Debelle's voice and not much else, is hip-hop...” Offering a moment of unmitigated levity, the lyrics of Buddy Love preserve the spark of new love long enough for the world to marvel at it. It looks rather a lot like what many more of us are going to feel about this extraordinary album...

The Independent“Not yet reviewed”

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Uncut“Not yet reviewed”

BBC“Not yet reviewed” Gender aside, the main difference between Speech and Roots, though, is the former hasn’t quite honed that hit-making formula, yet. To her credit, Speech Debelle has masterfully created an ‘anti-hip hop’ hip hop album of cult-like pedigree...

Financial Times“Not yet reviewed”

Pitchfork“Not yet reviewed”

Drowned In Sound“Debelle’s dizzying lyrical constructs provide fulfilment and intrigue...” With lyrics so accomplished, entertaining and labyrinthine as these to be matched with well-measured, anti-bravado beats and textural sensitivity it’s difficult not to see a bright future for Speech Debelle...