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Love + War (Kwabs album)

Love + War
Kwabs Love + War (cover).jpg
Studio album by Kwabs
Released 11 September 2015
Recorded 2014–15
Genre
Length 45:56
Label Atlantic Records
Producer
Kwabs chronology
Wrong or Right EP
(2014)Wrong or Right EP2014
Love + War
(2015)
Singles from Love + War
  1. "Wrong Or Right"
    Released: 3 February 2014
  2. "Walk"
    Released: 29 September 2014
  3. "Fight For Love"
    Released: 28 June 2015
  4. "Cheating On Me"
    Released: 4 December 2015

Love + War is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Kwabs. It was released on 11 September 2015 through Atlantic Records.

In 2013, Kwabs signed to Atlantic Records after his cover versions of "Like a Star" by Corinne Bailey Rae and "The Wilhelm Scream" by James Blake went viral on YouTube. In 2014, Kwabs released his debut EP Wrong Or Right and was nominated for ‘Best Newcomer’ at the MOBOs before being shortlisted for the prestigious BBC Sound Of 2015 poll.

Kwabs was also nominated as ‘Best R&B / Soul’ artist at the MOBOs 2015 and for Best Push at the MTV EMAs 2015.

'Wrong or Right' was the first single from the album and was released on 3 February 2014.

The second single taken from the album was Walk, released on 29 September 2014. The song was number 1 in Germany and went Platinum in Norway, as well as Gold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. 'Fight For Love' was released as the album’s third single on 28 June 2015.

Following the release of the album, 'Cheating On Me' was released on 4 December 2015 as the fourth single.

The album received positive reviews. In a strong review, The Independent rated the album 5 out of 5 stars calling it a “Stunning debut”. In another review, The Line Of Best Fit gave the album a rating of 9.5/10, describing it as “the best pop music in the U.K. right now”.

The album also received multiple favourable reviews from the likes of The Guardian, MTV, Sunday Times Culture, MOJO, Attitude, Time Out and The 405.


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