No Better Time Than Now

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Metacritic 78/100 [1]
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Exclaim! 8/10 [3]
Fact 3.5/5 [4]
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Pitchfork Media 6.4/10 [6]
Resident Advisor 4/5 [7]
Spin 6/10 [8]
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XLR8R 8.5/10 [11]

No Better Time Than Now is the second studio album by glitch hop producer Shigeto. The album was well-received, being ranked number 25 on the 2013 year-end list by XLR8R . [12]

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References

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  12. "XLR8R's Best of 2013: Releases (30 - 16)". XLR8R . December 19, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2016.