More Is Than Isn't is the fifth studio album by RJD2.[1] It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on October 8, 2013.[2] It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart,[3] as well as number 10 on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[4]
| More Is Than Isn't | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2013 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 59:28 | |||
| Label | RJ's Electrical Connections | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
| RJD2 chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[7] |
| Exclaim! | 5/10[8] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[10] |
| PopMatters |   [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "even if More Is Than Isn't doesn't flow as well as his previous efforts, this everything-and-the-kitchen-sink experience is dazzling, always leaving the listener wondering what might come next."[6] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying: "While the vocal tracks are well-realized, this is the first album RJ's made in a long time that actually feels like it's satisfied to say most of what it has to say in instrumental form."[10]
Cleveland Scene placed it at number 9 on the "Top 10 Albums and Singles You Didn't Hear in 2013" list.[12]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suite 1" | Ramble Krohn | 2:01 |
| 2. | "Temperamental" (featuring Phonte Coleman) |
| 3:27 |
| 3. | "Behold, Numbers!" | Krohn | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Her Majesty's Socialist Request" | Krohn | 3:45 |
| 5. | "A Lot of Night Ahead of You" | Krohn | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Bathwater" (featuring P. Blackk) |
| 3:06 |
| 7. | "Milk Tooth" | Krohn | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Suite 2" | Krohn | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Winter Isn't Coming" | Krohn | 4:13 |
| 10. | "See You Leave" (featuring STS and Khari Mateen) |
| 4:59 |
| 11. | "Got There, Sugar?" | Krohn | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Love and Go" (featuring Aaron Livingston) |
| 4:30 |
| 13. | "Descended from Myth" | Krohn | 6:14 |
| 14. | "Dirty Hands" | Krohn | 3:48 |
| 15. | "It All Came to Me in a Dream" (featuring Blueprint) |
| 3:17 |
| 16. | "Suite 3" | Krohn | 2:26 |
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 39 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[4] | 10 |
References
edit- ^ Reed, Ryan (September 30, 2013). "RJD2 Shows Ambition on 'More Is Than Isn't' – Album Premiere". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Coplan, Chris (July 10, 2013). "RJD2 announces new album, More Is Than Isn't". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b "Rjd2: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Rjd2: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "More Is Than Isn't by Rjd2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "RJD2 - More Is Than Isn't". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Staples, Derek (October 10, 2013). "RJD2 – More Is Than Isn't". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Sylvester, Daniel (October 4, 2013). "RJD2: More Is Than Isn't". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Quinlan, Thomas (October 7, 2013). "RJD2: More Is Than Isn't". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Patrin, Nate (October 7, 2013). "RJD2: More Is Than Isn't". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ HC (October 14, 2013). "RJD2: More Is Than Isn't". PopMatters. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ Stoops, Patrick (December 27, 2013). "Top 10 Albums and Singles You Didn't Hear in 2013". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
External links
edit- More Is Than Isn't at Discogs (list of releases)