Awe Naturale Explained

Awe Naturale
Type:	studio
Artist:	THEESatisfaction
Cover:	AwE NaturalE.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop R&B neo soul^[1]
Label:	Sub Pop
Producer:	THEESatisfaction
Next Title:	Earthee
Next Year:	2015

Awe Naturale (stylized as awE naturalE) is the debut studio album by THEESatisfaction. It was released by Sub Pop on March 27, 2012.^{[2] [3]} Ishmael Butler provided vocals on "God" and "Enchantruss". A music video was created for "Queens".^[4]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 26 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars, writing, "Its stimulating combination of cerebral and seductive qualities makes for a grip that is tight and lasting." Robert Alford of PopMatters gave the album 8 out of 10 stars and commented that "perhaps the album's brevity is one of its strengths, as there are many great hip-hop albums out there that suffer from too much filler, too many interludes and the occasional total misfire."

MusicOMH placed it at number 62 on the "Top 100 Albums of 2012" list.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: THEESatisfaction Break Up. Exclaim!. Calum. Slingerland. May 16, 2016. September 30, 2019.
2. Web site: Shabazz Palaces Collaborators THEESatisfaction Announce New Album. Pitchfork. Carrie. Battan. January 19, 2012. May 25, 2019.
3. Web site: THEESatisfaction Discography. Sub Pop. September 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160505063928/https://www.subpop.com/artists/theesatisfaction/discography. May 5, 2016.
4. Web site: Video: THEESatisfaction "QueenS". Complex. Andrew. Martin. April 19, 2012. May 25, 2019.
5. Web site: musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2012: 100-51. MusicOMH. December 14, 2012. May 25, 2019.