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Full Moon

Moonchild Sanelly

Full Moon

Third full-length release from the South African artist Sanelisiwe Twisha produced by Johan Hugo

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
Transgressive
UK Release date
10/01/2025
US Release date
10/01/2025
  1. 10.0 |   Dork

    This is music that demands attention, rewards repeated listens, and proves that the future of pop isn’t just bright – it’s blindingly brilliant
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  2. 10.0 |   The Observer

    The sex-positive South African trailblazer deserves to break into the mainstream with the fullest expression so far of her wit and sheer verve
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  3. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It's no contemplative home listening affair, more one to play while driving fast or leaping around a room
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Spinning the sounds of Johannesburg and Durban into distinctive, abrasive electro-pop, the blue-braided singer is filthy and sharply funny
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    An album full of joy and vibrancy with which to introduce a brand new superstar to a whole new audience
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  6. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    A distinctive and exuberant snapshot of an exceptional journey
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  7. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    The blue-haired bombshell oft dubbed the ‘Queen of African Pop’, Moonchild Sanelly is back. Her latest outing, Full Moon, is her most exciting to date
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  8. 7.0 |   DIY

    Continuing on her playfully explicit, brilliantly brazen trajectory
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    "In My Kitchen" turns on an impressively dexterous, high-speed bar, while "Gwara Gwara" (A Durban dance gone global) is at once euphoric and anxious. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   Clash

    A colourful fusion that results in something truly imaginative
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  11. 7.0 |   Beats Per Minute

    With the outsider energy of Janelle Monáe, OutKast, M.I.A., and (in regards to hip-hop) Gwen Stefani, Full Moon wrestles with sexuality, patriarchy, complicity, and survivor’s syndrome
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  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Full Moon thunders on near-relentless sub-bass (Mntanami, about her absentee father) and post-dancehall Amapiano beats, with interludes of wishy-washy synthy vulnerability - a serviceable backdrop upon which this irresistibly raunchy personality reliably shines. Print edition only


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