Marcus Dowling of HipHopDX gave high praise to the album's multiple genre-hopping production and Raury's performance that evoke lyrics of optimism and melancholia reminiscent of Outkast and Arrested Development, concluding that 'This isn’t an album, it’s the spiritual essence of the joy beyond the pain.' Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! commented that Raury was more of a borrower of influences than finding his own style but gave praise to his messages and unique approach to sound, singling out 'Friends' as who he truly is, concluding that it 'bodes well for an eager young talent who not only has impeccable taste in mentors, but is also finding a strong voice of his own that's sure to inspire coming generations.' Jamie Milton of DIY praised Raury for channelling his madcap artistic vision into a focused debut record, concluding that 'It could be more unhinged, it could have been a chaotic, crazed mission statement – instead it’s further proof that Raury’s trade is in playing the unexpected hand.' At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 67 based on 12 reviews, which indicates 'generally favorable reviews'. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĪll We Need received generally positive reviews from music critics.

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