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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Malian band was co-produced by Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Nick Zinner and Marc-Antoine Moreau.
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 9 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Feb 17, 2015Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs lends guitar touches and a clean, accessible production. A triumph.
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Feb 17, 2015This resulting debut is a masterpiece of desert blues; blending American guitar licks with Malian groove.
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Mar 3, 2015The vast majority of Music In Exile features the sparse but richly nuanced sound of a supremely well-oiled band with one foot in ancient traditions and the other firmly in the here and now doing their intoxicating live thing in a room whilst a recorder's switched on.
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MojoFeb 17, 2015Their debut exists in a musical moment, conjuring a freedom and thrilling abandonment in its hypnotic shuffle boogie and punky blues rock riffs. [Mar 2015, p.93]
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Feb 19, 2015It’s an impressively varied and rousing set, if somewhat predictable.
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Feb 23, 2015They do owe a musical debt to Ali Farka Toure (whose songs they started out covering), but they’re definitely etching out their own groove.
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Jul 13, 2015Songhoy Blues bring a joyful defiance to Music In Exile that transcends the language barrier.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 16, 2015
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