Makes a King
by The Very Best
  • Record Label: PIAS
  • Release Date: Apr 7, 2015
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

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  1. Q Magazine
    May 6, 2015
    80
    Suffused in African melody and harmony, the touches of house and hip-hop more decorative than foundational, it reads like Esau's love letter to his homeland. [Jun 2015, p.113]
  2. Record Collector
    Apr 24, 2015
    80
    The Swedish-Malawian duo of Johan Hugo and Esau Mwamwaya decamped to a rented house on the shores of Lake Malawi for album number three. That apposite choice of location has paid off with a warmer, more pointedly African sound as insects provide environmental chatter and local villagers add laughs, jokes and musical accompaniment.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Apr 23, 2015
    67
    There’s moments where the Very Best show that rather than merely parlay exuberance and global harmony, they can also manage the somber aspect of their music.
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