Album Review: Rudimental – Home

They may have been crowned with a UK number one in the singles charts, but all round nice guys Rudimental haven’t lost sight of what’s important. Their commitment to music has allowed them to push their sound forward, and compelled them to give something back to the community by encourage troubled kids to use music as a means to vent their frustrations. But now it’s time for them to give something back to the rest of us.

‘Home’ is the highly anticipated debut album for the London-based music collective, and just looking at the list of featured artist is enough to make you realise that these boys are already making waves. You’ll hear first-rate vocal additions from the quick-lipped Angel Haze, everyone’s favourite Olympic heroine Emeli Sanda, plus Ella Eyre, Alex Clare and John Newman all make an appearance.

The production element of this record is spot-on. Every track has carefully been stitched together to make a ground-shaking blend of thick beats and smooth grooves. ‘Spoons’ is a bass heavy mix that’s got a wonderful arrangement of pads, clicks and blips, but ‘Hell Could Freeze Over’ shows off some real potential for the next number one spot. Haze’s rapping is better than ever, but again the production simply shines through to make the track.
Rudimental have got nothing to prove when it comes to making great music. Their track record already shows how talented they are. If anything, this album just confirms that which we already knew.

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