Ratchet

Pitchfork 8.3/10 Ratchet, from Las Vegas singer-songwriter Shamir Bailey, feels like a study in the best dance-pop of the past decade. It's an honest, earnest pop record, as Shamir elaborates on the gutsy melodies of his early demos and singles.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 The inimitable Northtown-bred songwriter delivers on his proper debut with a dazzling collection of future pop for future people.

Rolling Stone 3/5 Check out our album review of Artist's Ratchet on Rolling Stone.com.

DIY 4/5 One of the year’s most accomplished, left-field pop albums.

Under The Radar 7.0/10 You can see why Shamir Bailey is hot stuff right now. The Las Vegas native's debut LP is a luminously cool engineering of synths and beats that will no doubt furnish the dancefloors of hipster hangouts across the globe.

The Observer 3/5 Las Vegas native Shamir’s debut shows he has many strings to his bow but somehow fails to satisfy

Slant 4/5 Ratchet attempts to reconcile Shamir the Internet Phenomenon with Shamir the Artist.