For You and I
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| Released | 20 September 2019 | |||
| Length | 47:35 | |||
| Label | Hyperdub | |||
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For You and I is the second studio album by English record producer Loraine James.[1] It was released on 20 September 2019 through Hyperdub.[2] It received universal acclaim from critics.[3]
For You and I is a follow-up to Loraine James' debut studio album, Detail (2017).[4] It features guest appearances from rapper Le3 Black (on "London Ting // Dark as Fuck" and "My Future") and singer Theo (on "Sensual").[4] The album's working title was Disjointed.[5] The album's cover art features a photograph of tower blocks in Ponders End, Enfield, London, where James grew up.[6]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, For You and I received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 87 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[3]
Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor commented that "The LP boils down a generation's worth of London music into a restlessly creative mix of dance music, infused with emotions both celebratory and mournful."[10] Noel Gardner of The Quietus stated, "For You and I is, predominantly, neither high-minded nor solemn: an honest-to-goodness joyous blast of unreasonably pure electronically generated melodies and spindizzy beats pulled from a great many strains of club music."[11]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| DJ Mag | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 1 |
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| Fact | The Best Albums of 2019 | — |
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| The Line of Best Fit | The Best Albums of 2019 | 30 |
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| Mixmag | The 50 Best Albums of the Year 2019 | 4 |
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| PopMatters | The 70 Best Albums of 2019 | 51 |
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| The Quietus | Quietus Albums of the Year 2019 | 1 |
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| Resident Advisor | 2019's Best Albums | — |
