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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

  • Summary: The first release in five years for the Argentinean singer-songwriter was written, recorded and produced by herself.
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Ay, No Se Ofendan
Ay, no se ofendan futuros hay dos Ay, no se ofendan ndu rira Orfeo pide ser cisne Un águila para Agamenón Ulises pide el más humilde el más... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 17
  2. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Nov 15, 2013
    100
    Wed 21 continues the intrigue, amplifies the obsession, and is 2013's most addictive and compelling album made by anyone anywhere. I have no end-of-year list. Just Wed 21.
  2. Nov 8, 2013
    84
    The Argentinian electro-folkie has kept her sense of play and lusty experimentation intact while mulling over time (“Eras”) and tides (the title track), in both English and Spanish, with a rusty (not as in unpracticed, but of the oxidation process), organic vibe brushing against its wheezy, clean sequencers.
  3. Uncut
    Oct 23, 2013
    80
    At times it recalls the hyper-vivid, motorik jazz of Stereolab circa Cobra And Phases; elsewhere, it's closer to Tropicalia given a 21st-Century re-boot. But the very best songs here incorporate everything, unexpectedly changing shade. [Nov 2013, p.75]
  4. Oct 24, 2013
    80
    There’s a lot to take in throughout Wed 21’s richly layered and complex matrices, but in no way do they hinder Molina’s streak of keeping things minimal.
  5. The New York Times
    Nov 4, 2013
    80
    For all its clarity and premeditation, her music still perches on the edge of delirium.
  6. Oct 23, 2013
    73
    Much of this album, like most of her recorded work, resembles a well-organized room decked out in tasteful furniture, with every part slotted neatly in place.
  7. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2013
    60
    Wed 21 is a great place to enter Molina's world, but doesn't tell fans anything they don't already know. [Dec 2013, p.110]

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  1. Oct 12, 2014
    10
    Exquisiteness, originality, bravery, craziness: just some adjectives that may describe this incredible artist that never fears to show whatExquisiteness, originality, bravery, craziness: just some adjectives that may describe this incredible artist that never fears to show what she really wants to show, in the way she really wants to. This music is really unique, really expressive, really twisted... and literally, magnificent. I'm so proud of her achievements, and I'm glad that she's representing our country (Argentina) in such a fantastic way.
    If all her previous works were just steps she constructed to create her own thrown, Wed 21 serves just as her own crown. She is a queen.
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  2. Nov 4, 2013
    9
    Juana Molina has been for a couple of years now my source of introspection in a very wide soundscape. Wed 21 just reaffirms my thoughts on herJuana Molina has been for a couple of years now my source of introspection in a very wide soundscape. Wed 21 just reaffirms my thoughts on her music: She returns after a five-year self exile, blending her unique palette of sounds with explicit lyrics and a very persuasive approach to rhythm that turns out to be a high mark in songs like "Wed 21" and the closing "Final Feliz". Nothing far from that awesome mixture of sound and confession in "Sin Guía, No", where she expresses a profound desire for freedom, escaping from the concrete jungle to a very humble and green landscape. Hopefully, this one will be a work that I will consume for years while Juana takes another break and goes back in her homeland to sew a few socks and construct some awesome tunes for a new record. Expand
  3. Jun 3, 2014
    9
    First, she is probably the only latin artist that is daring to make something different and unique. The rocky influence is clear but thisFirst, she is probably the only latin artist that is daring to make something different and unique. The rocky influence is clear but this album is twisted, wild, exotic, and in some parts revolutionary and full of life. Not to mention she is the first latin woman who is playing at the Glastonbury. Collapse
  4. Oct 29, 2013
    8
    She is a unique artist, her voice is unique and her music also, Wed 21 is a great album a great return and a great achievement for theShe is a unique artist, her voice is unique and her music also, Wed 21 is a great album a great return and a great achievement for the Argentinian music, artistic representations and folktronica is her strong,and after 5 years she continues giving us this incredible sound that makes her original. Expand