Fred again..Best Fred again.. Albums Ranked

USB002

nme

8.0

“Four years after his ‘Actual Life’ series propelled him towards mainstream royalty, Fred Again.. still remains the man of the moment. The London-based producer and DJ born Fred Gibson has found himself on a global takeover mission, one that has fluctuated from selling out stadiums in New York to popping up at Sheffield’s 1,000-capacity Forge, while also becoming the first dance act to headline Rea”

ten days

nme

8.0

“poignant magic from life’s little moments”

Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022)

nme

8.0

“candid dancefloor dispatches for the masses”

Actual Life (April 14 - December 17 2020)

toomuchtimeonhands

10

“Fred again's first solo album is a true emotional and heavy album that hits home personally for me in all aspects. I'd say I wish I could listen to this album for the first time again but it truly never gets old, even upon my now 20 something listens. It's helped me through times of great stress and personal anxiety for that this review may seem relatively biased, so I'm just putting that there before anyone goes thinking it. Actual Life is a record that is essentially more or less more a deeply personal diary of the ups and downs of the covid-19 lockdown, and just that adds a whole other layer of beauty and raw human emotion to an already perfect and stunningly human album. There aren't many club-ready tracks in this album that you could fully dance or rave to, but Sabrina (I am a party) and Marea (We've lost dancing) would definitely be those high points, which are incredibly satisfying when played in the order of the album amongst the majority of tracks which are really chilled and blissful. Fred's talents as a producer are something else entirely, he may not use insane analog and modular synthesisers in this record, but to be able to convey the emotion that he does requires much more than musical hands on knowledge. It requires a soul and the ability to oversee everyday raw human feelings like no one else; and that is everything that makes up this record summed up to a tea. A true masterpiece and without a doubt my favourite album of all time. Top 3 Standouts: - Me (Heavy) - Carlos (Make It Thru) - Angie (I've Been Lost)”