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Imidiwan: Companions - Tinariwen
Metascore
84 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    Their lyrics reveal the mysteries of true rolling stones. [16 Oct 2009, p.59]
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  2. musicOMH.com
    90
    Taken on its own merits, this is life-enriching stuff.
  3. Uncut
    80
    Everything sounds deliciously grubby and unpolished.
  4. The Guardian
    80
    Another Tinariwen classic.
  5. Dusted Magazine
    80
    The results are quietly remarkable.
  6. PopMatters
    80
    Their songs are evocative in ways music seldom is; you can feel the heat in their voices, picture the haze coming off the desert horizon, hear the dust getting into their microphones, their amps, under the strings of their guitar, slowly working its way into the sound itself.
  7. cokemachineglow
    79
    The thing that stands out for me this time around is how little Tinariwen are confrontational about their experiences. Instead, it just naturally permeates their music--love songs with a thousand-yard stare.
  8. Pitchfork
    76
    There is a unique magic to the sounds of the Sahara. Imidiwan captures that magic with skillful grace.
  9. Rolling Stone
    70
    There's a campfire vibe, though given the heat put out by even the acoustic jams, bonfire is more like it. The electric guitars flash like lightning, the looping melodies and Tamashek raps hypnotize.
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