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Femi Kuti
Journey Through Life
The apple doesn't fall far, as they say, and a 62-year-old Femi is still raging against the system on Journey Through Life. Print edition only
Record Collector
Femi Kuti
Journey Through Life
Kuti plots a way forward with the high-energy "Shotan" and "Corruption Na Stealing", his message ultimately uplifting. Print edition only
Uncut
Femi Kuti
Journey Through Life
Best of all is Politics Don Expose Them, which hits hard yet swings on great horn lines and a catchy call-and-response chorus. Print edition only
Mojo
Femi Kuti
Journey Through Life
Femi Kuti injects fresh energy into afrobeat on Journey Through Life
The Line Of Best Fit
Samia
Bloodless
What also makes Bloodless so special is Samia’s ability to find moments of unadulterated joy amidst it all
Beats Per Minute
Sunflower Bean
Mortal Primetime
“Please check if I’m breathing,” they sing on the fourth song of the album. If you have a pulse, you will find something on this album to enjoy
Northern Transmissions
Self Esteem
A Complicated Woman
Prioritise Pleasure, in its snarling ferocity, began with a pack of women barking, shrieking to ward off male prey. A Complicated Woman is more of a whimper
Northern Transmissions
Viagra Boys
viagr aboys
Viagr Aboys dares to be stupid, smart, ugly, and sincere all at once
Northern Transmissions
Sunflower Bean
Mortal Primetime
On the trio’s fourth album, the louds are louder, the quiets quieter, no power chord or lilting lullaby so fey it can't be goosed just a little bit more. Glam pivots to folk, hair-metal melds seamlessly with soft rock, yet it never once trips over itself with an out-of-place reference or hoary retread
Paste Magazine
Samia
Bloodless
The New York musician’s third album may also be her best. The writing is richly human and gladly vulnerable, fearlessly interrogating what makes up a self
Paste Magazine
Samia
Bloodless
For as much as the singer-songwriter has an undeniable knack for melodic hooks that permeate throughout the different shades of her alt-pop permutations, it's her lyricism that I've always found most compelling
Exclaim
SUMAC & Moor Mother
The Film
For those who care, The Film is one to be treasured
Sputnik Music (staff)
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