• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Apr 10, 2012
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Negative: 0 out of 24
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  1. Mojo
    Apr 25, 2012
    60
    There is much here to enjoy. [May 2012, p.93]
  2. Uncut
    Apr 4, 2012
    60
    Folila is an unhappy attempt to amalgamate two records, one that mostly swamps their playful sound with noisy overlays. [May 2012, p.65]
  3. Apr 2, 2012
    60
    More selective souls may find themselves reaching for the fast-forward button, as perhaps the original plan would have yielded a more cohesive whole.
  4. Apr 2, 2012
    60
    This isn't poppier than anything they've done over the past decade or so, but few individual songs stick out like good pop songs should.
  5. 60
    Folila, packed with western friends, mixes the inspired and mundane.
  6. Q Magazine
    Apr 13, 2012
    40
    In accommodating all those guests Mariam too often has to take a back seat, so destroying much of the couple's special chemistry, the very thing that sets them apart. [May 2012, p.90]
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  1. Apr 25, 2012
    10
    Wonderful! This album is one of the best so far this year. personally, when there are lyrics in languages you dont understand, it adds aWonderful! This album is one of the best so far this year. personally, when there are lyrics in languages you dont understand, it adds a satisfying sense of escape from the world around you. this album is meant to be an escape where the sound is everything. great example of breaking musical borders and creating new mixtures of feelings. definitally listen to this! Full Review »