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FUNKED UP

2117¬Montreal's foremost exponenents of Prince-inspired dirty funk are back with their new album. Critics so far are impressed, Rave Magazine seeing the album as an affirmation of the band's unique style.¬False¬

Middle of the Trail

2101¬Rootsy folkster Ray Lamontagne continues his career as a Radio 2 botherer with his new album. Critics see it as competent but hardly revolutionary, scores coming it at around 6 or 7.¬False¬

Towering achievement?

2098¬There's a very rare 10/10 from The Skinny for the rapper, pianist and producer's album, released to accompany a feature film also written and produced by the maverick Canadian. Such enthusiasm is not shared by the BBC or music OMH, who regard it as interesting but only partially successful.¬True¬
Adagh

Tamikrest

Adagh

Debut album of desert rock / blues from the Malian band produced by Dirtmusic guitarist Chris Eckman

Critics average rating

7.7

Label
Glitterhouse
Release date
01/03/2010
  1. 8.0 |  The Guardian

    Tinariwen are still the kings of desert blues, but Tamikrest are impressive young contenders
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  2. 8.0 |  music OMH

    The musicianship of the band is solemnly uplifting
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  3. 8.0 |  The List

    This is music dreamed up during nights under the stars in Mali, Niger and Algeria: as bittersweet as hot Touareg tea shared round the campfire
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  4. 8.0 |  Uncut

    Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |  Mojo

    Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |  Daily Telegraph

    If some of their melodies feel familiar from their older mentors, Tinariwen, they pitch into them with greater freshness
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  7. 6.0 |  The Line Of Best Fit

    While it’s wonderful mood music, and there’s nothing really to fault any of the tracks individually, as a forty-five minute collection of 11 tracks, I find myself losing interest after about twenty minutes
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Prolific

2120¬These Virginian sludge-rockers find themselves releasing their fifth album in two years, a huge feat by anyone's standards. Critics are unsure whether any degree of quality can be sustained at that rate however, with Tiny Mix Tapes stating that in fleshing out their sound, they have drawn "too much attention to musical aspects [they] never had going for them".¬True¬

Duppy Love

2109¬Critics are falling over themselves to heap praise on this album of dub remixes of classic Roots Manuva tracks. It has managed a very decent showing on our chart, especially given that it is essentially a remix album. It has impressed so much that Culture Deluxe has proclaimed it as "possibly the most perfect reggae album released in the last 30 years". ¬True¬

Back On Top?

2114¬The Manic Street Preachers have had something of a critical rebirth with their last two albums, and that trend looks set to continue with their latest offering. The Line of Best Fit call it a "wonderful album", while The Fly reckon they "are in the form of their life". With only a few reviews in so far, it seems we could have a contender for the higher echelons of our chart.¬True¬

Pain and pleasure

2105¬Can the third of the three Mancunian electro-ish bands which featured in the BBC's Sound of 2010 list emulate the success of their counterparts, Delphic and Everything Everything? The jury's still out so far. NME is a big fan of the duo's 80s-inspired synthpop anthems, but The Guardian is far from convinced, and others find the album stylish but unremarkable. ¬True¬

Compilations & Reissues

They're not in the main chart as they skew things

  1. 8.5

    The Teardrop Explode Kilimanjaro: Deluxe Edition

  2. 8.5

    R.E.M. Fables Of The Reconstruction

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