TLC (album)
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TLC (album)
TLC is the self-titled fifth studio album by American girl group TLC, released on June 30, 2017, by their newly formed label 852 Musiq. TLC partnered with various distribution companies: Sony Music RED (North America), Liberation Music (Australia), Warner Music Group (Japan), and Cooking Vinyl (the rest of the world). TLC is mainly a pop and R&B album with 1990s music influences. It is their first studio album in 15 years, since the 2002 release of 3D.-Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
July 6, 2017. With the final TLC album, Chilli and T-Boz have crafted a conscious epilogue to their catalog and a love letter to their fans. It hits every style in their vast range and dignifies their career.
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SPIN
July 5, 2017. TLC’s Crowdfunded Comeback Album Is a Missed Opportunity for a Storybook Ending.
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NME
June 29, 2017. OressSome pop comebacks seem unnecessary, but TLC’s first album in 15 years arrives with a genuine sense of defying a career unfulfilled.
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Albumism
July 11, 2017. TLC Return with Reheated Grooves That Fail to Catch Fire
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The Guardian
July 2, 2017. TLC review – not quite up to their 90s legacy.
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The Quietus
July 3, 2017. So, this is not an incredible album. But in the context TLC’s legacy - as a goodbye tour to end one of the biggest girl groups of our time - there is still something touching here.
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Paste
July 7, 2017. TLC doesn’t take any creative risks and, in doing so, ends up lukewarm and average — two words that would have never been used to describe TLC in their heyday.
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Atwood Magazine
August 6, 2017. TLC RETURN FOR A STRONG CURTAIN CALL.
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Cryptic Rock
July 1, 2017. More than just a reason to trip on the past, this is an album well worth the group’s legacy. For this reason.
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Drowned In Sound
June 30, 2017. It’s enjoyable, but it leaves me wondering if TLC could have pared-back the nostalgia kick to allow their new songs to stand out in their own right.
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The Young Folks
July 7, 2017. All in all, this album displays the old TLC we all know and love – their R&B style mixed with pop – but it also gives us a side of the group we hadn’t really seen before. It lived up to all of my expectations, and it was a solid way to end the legacy of TLC.
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Entertainment
June 29, 2017. TLC's new album will make fans nostalgic: EW review .
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Popfection
July 4, 2017. Overall, TLC managed to make a triumphant return after a 15 year hiatus that deserves the utmost recognition.
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Prefix
July 6, 2017. Iconic R&B act return with Kickstarter-funded album that largely proves to be money well-pledged.
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The National
July 11, 2017. TLC's final album a fitting tribute to the R&B veterans. Fifteen years on, these slick dozen tracks have a carefree sunny vibe, moving with the times without trying too hard to chase the zeitgeist
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Newsday
June 28, 2017. The resulting album definitely feels like a classic TLC album.
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The Musical Hype
July 5, 2017. TLC returns with its fifth and final self-titled studio album. Left Eye is certainly missed, but T-Boz and Chilli assemble an enjoyable effort nonetheless.
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Blackfire
September 1, 2017. TLC delivers as a perfect farewell album: . . . .
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Soul In Stereo
June 30, 2017. TLC is more of a frustrating album than a bad one – the themes are here, the nostalgia is strong, the tone is decent but it feels more like the skeleton of an unfinished product instead of a fully formed body of work.
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Evening Standard
June 30, 2017. TLC’s swansong is one of the year’s great comebacks.
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Pop Central
July 9, 2017. The first thing you’ll notice when you open up this TLC will be that it’s one of the most upbeat and funkiest albums of the year.
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Parle Magazine
June 21, 2017. TLC is not a classic album and doesn’t pretend to be. It does however, give proper closure and adds to their collection in a poignant way.
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HotNewHipHop
June 30, 2017. Nearly fifteen years after releasing their latest album 3D, T-Boz and Chilli have decided to call it quits on the legendary girl group TLC with one last final album.
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pressplayok
June 30, 2017. . . . TLC still manage to preserve both their old-school R&B sound and the memory of Left Eye with a classy and surprisingly relevant record.
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News Whistle
July 7, 2017. The album could be a party album, but really there is heart here. It’s about strength and perseverance, and though you can dance to a lot of it, you ought to listen hard to the album, too.
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AmaruDynasty
July 20, 2017. Overall, the self-titled “final” TLC album can be seen as a blemish on the groups legacy. If it was based solely off of music, it wouldn’t be so bad – pretty mediocre – but still not so bad. Needless to say, I’m disappointed in the overall outcome.
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news.com.au
June 29, 2017. For one final album this needed more chasing of waterfalls, less sticking to familiar rivers and lakes.
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abc news
July 6, 2017. While this is a nice addition to the group’s discography, it doesn’t have quite the amount of draw as, say, 1994’s “CrazySexyCool.”
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AllMusic
As moving as it is to hear her and Chilli together for another album, the material is not up to par with TLC's past. Flashbacks are more likely than repeat play.
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Spectrum Culture
July 12, 2017. . . . albums designed to remind listeners of an artist’s greatness are supposed to do just that—remind. Instead, TLC beats you over the head with references and nods to their past glories and makes you want to hear those songs instead.
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Clash Magazine
August 3, 2017. TLC’ isn’t the ‘No Scrubs’ level of perfect comeback album that we really wanted, but then again, in the group’s own words: “Perfect girls ain’t real.”
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NZHerald
June 29, 2019. It's not a great album, nor is it particularly strong. What it is, however, is a real treat for TLC fans - many of whom helped crowdfund the album in the first place and will no doubt be delighted by the nostalgia.
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Telegram
July 2, 2017. This is TLC, after all. It’s just a joy to hear them again and to have it be with a new, strong joyous album seems even better.
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LoveThisTrack
June 30, 2017. Iconic girl group TLC brings back 90’s feels and everlasting vocals on new self-titled, TLC album.
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auspOp
July 13, 2017. Of course it’s not quite the same without Left Eye, but the nostalgia is strong and makes this a cracking album to add to your playlist or music collection.
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