| More Is Than Isn't | ||||
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| Released | October 8, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 59:28 | |||
| Label | RJ's Electrical Connections | |||
| Producer | RJD2 | |||
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More Is Than Isn't is the fifth studio album by RJD2. [1] It was released on RJ's Electrical Connections on October 8, 2013. [2] It peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, [3] as well as number 10 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. [4]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100 [5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [7] |
| Exclaim! | 5/10 [8] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10 [9] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [10] |
| PopMatters |   [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [5]
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying, "even if More Is Than Isn't doesn't flow as well as his previous efforts, this everything-and-the-kitchen-sink experience is dazzling, always leaving the listener wondering what might come next." [6] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.7 out of 10, saying: "While the vocal tracks are well-realized, this is the first album RJ's made in a long time that actually feels like it's satisfied to say most of what it has to say in instrumental form." [10]
Cleveland Scene placed it at number 9 on the "Top 10 Albums and Singles You Didn't Hear in 2013" list. [12]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Suite 1" | Ramble Krohn | 2:01 |
| 2. | "Temperamental" (featuring Phonte Coleman) |
| 3:27 |
| 3. | "Behold, Numbers!" | Krohn | 4:33 |
| 4. | "Her Majesty's Socialist Request" | Krohn | 3:45 |
| 5. | "A Lot of Night Ahead of You" | Krohn | 2:56 |
| 6. | "Bathwater" (featuring P. Blackk) |
| 3:06 |
| 7. | "Milk Tooth" | Krohn | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Suite 2" | Krohn | 1:48 |
| 9. | "Winter Isn't Coming" | Krohn | 4:13 |
| 10. | "See You Leave" (featuring STS and Khari Mateen) |
| 4:59 |
| 11. | "Got There, Sugar?" | Krohn | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Love and Go" (featuring Aaron Livingston) |
| 4:30 |
| 13. | "Descended from Myth" | Krohn | 6:14 |
| 14. | "Dirty Hands" | Krohn | 3:48 |
| 15. | "It All Came to Me in a Dream" (featuring Blueprint) |
| 3:17 |
| 16. | "Suite 3" | Krohn | 2:26 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 39 |
| US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [4] | 10 |
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