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Jun 1, 2017The consistent thread is Booker’s raw electric guitar, and while there’s perhaps too much going on for it all to hang together all the time, he’s happiest at his simplest.
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Jun 1, 2017The title track draws on gospel traditions to confront police killings--“Not everybody that’s brown can get the fuck on the ground”--while in “Overtime” and “Believe”, Booker expresses the desire for faith and direction in a rootless world.
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Jun 1, 2017At the centre of everything is Booker’s raspy vocal delivery, and therein lies the record’s central contradiction--the lush arrangements are lovely, but they too often threaten to suffocate that remarkably raw voice. There’s a balance to be struck, and Booker’s not quite there yet--maybe next time.