• Record Label: Nonesuch
  • Release Date: Sep 13, 2019
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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  1. Dec 18, 2019
    7
    A very mature sounding Devendra, some of the songs are beautiful and he certainly has changed the recording and production style, whether that's a good thing is debatable but I prefer the older albums
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Sep 19, 2019
    73
    Ma is a record rich with takeaways, about how to get by and how to be kind in a social order that tempts us to be indolent and indulgent. It is alternately soft and steely, somber and ebullient, confused and confident—as true to life as “The Body Breaks” and “I Feel Just Like a Child.”
  2. Sep 18, 2019
    75
    Beautifully sweeping, unhurried strings are coupled with his whispered tones and gossamer Bunyan-Banhart harmonies making this a standout in an album with no shortage of heartfelt, melodious, Latin-flecked folk.
  3. Sep 17, 2019
    70
    Ma feels a bit like watching the sun slowly set: as it gently dips into the horizon, there are moments where the colours burst and excite, but mostly it's a careful and calm experience.