• Record Label: Strut
  • Release Date: Apr 17, 2012
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Jun 22, 2012
    70
    Taylor gets deeper into his musical roots than he has on previous releases, creating a powerful set of songs that sound as if they could have been recorded in 1974.
  2. Jun 22, 2012
    70
    It's a sturdy set of mostly new material mixing Afrobeat and funk with traditional influences.
  3. Jun 22, 2012
    70
    The best moments on Appia Kwa Bridge stand up to anything he's ever done, and while it purposely breaks no new ground, there's something to be said for sticking to what you do best.
  4. Mojo
    Jul 18, 2012
    80
    The evidence here is that he's maturing nicely. [Jun 2012, p.88]
  5. Jun 22, 2012
    73
    The band is tight, the tunes are fine, and Ebo himself is on good form. But in general it simply lacks the power of his earlier material.
  6. Q Magazine
    Jun 22, 2012
    80
    It's bold, brassy and way more ebullient than a 75-year-old has any business sounding. [Jun 2012, p.112]
  7. Jun 22, 2012
    70
    Each song has a very different message, although it is the highlife feeling that stays with the listener.

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