All 4 Nothing
| Lauv
All 4 Nothing
All 4 Nothing is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Lauv. It was released on August 5, 2022, by A5B, Inc through Virgin Music Label & Artist Services. It is the follow up to his debut studio album, How I'm Feeling (2020). The album was supported by the release of four singles: "26", "All 4 Nothing (I'm So In Love)", "Kids Are Born Stars" and "Stranger". The album was released to mixed to positive reviews from music critics. -Wikipedia
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The Guardian
More concise than his debut, the Californian’s second album still errs on the side of average.
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Clash Magazine
We experience the highs and lows of personal growth right alongside his vulnerable, yet pithy lyrics, but the generic pop sound sometimes detract from their power. Metaphorically and physically, ‘All 4 Nothing’s album cover depicts Lauv’s situation – not drowning, but floating – enveloped by waves of glittering synths, vocals with magnitude, and snappy melodies. But when the tide turns, one has to turn with it, or risk sinking. We think you’re incredible, Lauv, we just need more.
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NME
Post-breakthrough, the singer-songwriter has created a space for childhood wonder and chest-out confidence, even if his message is sometimes lost.
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DIY Magazine
Lauv’s second certainly provides an array of sweet pop highs.
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Stereoboard
His breakthrough album balanced sadboi delivery with bedroom production values and a degree of self-deprecating humour. This does the same with little to no real development on the theme but, to be fair, the commercial imperative is probably strong enough to justify sticking to the sound for his entire career. Still, it would be nice to see a little more.
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The Indiependent
Through these 13 songs, Lauv takes us on a journey of growth, struggle and survival, bringing us new lyrics and experimenting with electronic sound, showing that he is not only talented, but that he can use his struggles to create beautiful songs that hopefully resonate to a wide audience to show: we are not alone.
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The Line of Best Fit
All 4 Nothing finds Lauv being both brutally honest and beautifully cathartic.
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Riff Magazine
In terms of albums, All 4 Nothing, is Lauv’s best; it feels both organized and like it was created with a centralized purpose. Though it may not have the best songs he’s ever released, if you’re a fan, you’ll find no real faults here.
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Retropop Magazine
Lauv documents his journey to rediscovering himself on his superb second album ‘All 4 Nothing’.
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When the Horn Blows
'All For Nothing' is beyond what I expected. The album has been a healing process for Lauv and a reflective one for me. This album is your opportunity to take a step back for a moment and to breathe. Lauv wishes for those experiencing the album: "I hope it opens up a vortex to something you haven't felt in a while—a place where you can build yourself up from".
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Diandra Reviews it All
Sonically, the album is a Lauv best, and you could feel the pride and freedom he felt making it. This was a record of a man becoming emotionally honest with himself about how mentally unclear he has become, and that, believe it or not, feels different. Not many people connect heart and mind like two cousins that love each other like siblings but live in separate states.
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Dork
Making upbeat, positive songs that don’t stick in the throat is beyond most – and yet title-track ‘All 4 Nothing (I’m So In Love)’ never once feels sickly sweet. ‘Kids Are Born Stars’ has a strutting determination, while ‘26’ might be more introspective, tackling growing older with an open, vulnerable honesty. If pop really is the greatest art form – and it is – Lauv is already one of its masters.
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Music Matters Media
A largely acoustic number, it offers proof by counterexample of the production failings that blight much of All 4 Nothing. In the final verse, we hear Lauv’s voice crack as he sings of getting through childhood pain – a powerful moment of vulnerability that we’re prevented from witnessing on the rest of All 4 Nothing.
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