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9.0
113558
9.0 |
PopMatters
Sampa the Great's The Return is both a willfully enigmatic and deeply revealing album. It serves as a dazzling celebration of her cultural and musical heritage that will resonate for years to come
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9.0
114020
9.0 |
Uncut
An emotionally rich and stylistically broad mediation on homeland, exile and identity. Print edition only
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8.0
113543
8.0 |
Mojo
Could do with some editing as it's unwieldy 78 minutes risk losing the audience before its finest songs: the epic, autobiographical title track, and the redemptive, gospel-soaked closer Made Us better. Print edition only
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8.0
113544
8.0 |
Q
The Return may feel long and complex, but time and space reveal a unique new voice. Print edition only
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8.0
113548
8.0 |
All Music
Full of insight and inspiration, The Return is an impressive, powerful work
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8.0
113557
8.0 |
Clash
With 'The Return', Sampa The Great expertly dismantles the notion of genre, proving that, when it comes to art, what really matters is content, not labels
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7.3
113723
7.3 |
Pitchfork
On her breakout debut, the promising Melbourne rapper wrestles with big ideas about peace, family, and home
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7.0
113625
7.0 |
musicOMH
This is a talent to watch, The Return laying down an impressive statement of intent, a marker of Sampa The Great’s potential. This will surely grow with subsequent releases, and it is exciting to think of where she could go next
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7.0
113659
7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
It’s a defiant debut and one that people will be coming back to for years to come
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6.0
113542
6.0 |
The Guardian
She’s charismatic and her challenges to western orthodoxy are welcome, but Sampa needs to find a fresher sonic palette
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