Something Wicked This Way Comes | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | The Herbaliser |
Cover: | Herbaliser SomethingWicked albumcover.jpg |
Studio: | Train Trax Studios |
Genre: | Nu jazz, hip hop |
Label: | Ninja Tune |
Producer: | Jake Wherry, Ollie Teeba |
Prev Title: | Session One |
Prev Year: | 2000 |
Next Title: | Herbal Blend |
Next Year: | 2003 |
Something Wicked This Way Comes is the fourth studio album by English jazz hip hop group The Herbaliser. It was released via Ninja Tune on 19 March 2002. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Nic Kincaid of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a timely achievement in music, a genre-bending statement of creative poignancy." Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "The beats are just fine, but they lack the risk or innovation that could potentially make them truly engaging."