Skins

"Despite his estate's apparent intentions, it's not the work of a flawed genius whose contribution to the canon atones for his alleged crimes. It's the work of a talented young man who had a shit start in life, reportedly did terrible things in his teens and was dead at 20. Not a martyr who'll rise again, or needs redeeming. Some of `Skins' is good, some of it is not good. Musically, the tone is, mostly, consistent and effective, and the album's overall effect is that of a sickly, vivid insight into a troubled life. And there's not much else to say about it".

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"Med kun 14 minutters musik kan det første posthume album fra X praktisk talt ikke betragtes som et album, og lytter man til musikken, lyder det snarere som fraklip fra den altafgørende ?, der blev udgivet tidligere i år".

"One unpalatable explanation for XXXTentacion's success is that there are people out there stupid or disaffected enough to be turned on by his damaged nihilism. But there's also just enough evidence of a maverick talent on Skins to make you see why others are willing to hold their noses, ignore the stern op-ed pieces and dive in. Whether you can do that is a matter for your conscience".

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"Der har været meget spekulation omkring, hvordan et posthumt XXXTentacion-album ville se ud. 'Skins' undgår de værste faldgruber: Her er ingen unaturlige features (...), og lyden er umiskendeligt X' egen. Men albummet er ekstremt kort og skitseagtigt ... 'Skins' føles ikke som en helhedsfølelse på samme måde som '?' og '17'. Det er ikke altomfattende på samme måde. Men det føles stadig som noget, der bærer hans aftryk".

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