Miss Colombia
by Lido Pimienta
  • Record Label: Anti-
  • Release Date: Apr 17, 2020
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86

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. AllMusic
    Apr 17, 2020
    90
    There are many layers in Miss Colombia's 11 vivid tracks, all of which are well-worth exploring.
  2. Exclaim
    Apr 17, 2020
    90
    Miss Colombia displays an artist who has a clear vision combined with a desire to experiment with sounds.
  3. Pitchfork
    Apr 20, 2020
    80
    Pimienta has ably realized her potential and silenced those who doubted her deservingness.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Apr 17, 2020
    80
    The organic, delightfully earnest tracks blend Miss Colombia‘s avant-Latin sonic palette with revered cross-generational traditions, forging a new world of musical borderlessness that Pimienta is glad to call home.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 17, 2020
    80
    ‘Miss Colombia’ is an impressive, experimental collection, filled with complex, crunching production and romantic lyrics that recount love and loss. Mixing the old and traditional with modern elements, it’s a powerful statement of Lido Pimienta’s innovative creative vision and Colombia as a whole.
  7. DIY Magazine
    Apr 17, 2020
    70
    There’s no question that a little bit of Lido’s formidable live energy is lost in the translation here, but ‘Miss Colombia’ remains a vibrant, accessible introduction to her boundary-defying body of work.

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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. soundmate
    May 13, 2020
    10
    To be honest, I had not heard an album this good, natural and mystical in many years. "Miss Colombia" by Lido Pimienta is a fantastic journeyTo be honest, I had not heard an album this good, natural and mystical in many years. "Miss Colombia" by Lido Pimienta is a fantastic journey to native pre-hispanic South American culture. Taking advantage and embracing her country's folklore and tradition, she has put an album that sounds like a fairy in a forest that sings to nature with the rest of the flowers and trees being its choir. Traditions are constantly being forgotten as globalization is becoming a thing. Other Colombian artists like Shakira or J Balvin have followed the rules of the American music industry, visiting and talking about their home country only once in a lifetime. They have mostly abandoned their roots to focus and selling more singles and records but have come back again when Latin American music started its revival somewhere in 2016. However, Lido Pimienta has been able to take us back to those times where nature was a human's best and most loyal friend. Her voice, mixed with this organic, afro-american and, even sometimes, non-existent production, sounds perfectly gorgeous, inspirational, fragile and harmonical.
    The songs and lyrics may not be the best specially to non-Spanish speakers but, if you are open to explore new territories and discover something fresh and new, "Miss Colombia" the one to start with since, I insist, the album is vivid, colorful and gorgeous and a maybe upgrated version of Mon Laferte's earlier work. Still being in quarantine I miss the streets very much and am very worried about the summer of 2020; and this may have been the cure to my worries and nostalgia since I have been able to hear through this album a perfect summer vacation in the hills with singing birds and waterfalls surrounding you and your friends while the sun penetrates through the leafs of those tall trees and your heart slowly heals from the breakup you had been through.
    Thus, if you are bored, emotional or thirsty to listen to something new, "Miss Colombia" is the album you are definitely looking for. I am very very grateful for discovering this record, one of the best indie ones of 2020 if not the best so far.    … Full Review »
  2. Lajaleaa
    Jan 4, 2021
    8
    ( 80/100 )

    Desde Colombia y Canada, Lido Pimienta, aferrada a proteger y explotar su raíz folclórica, hace brillar la amplitud de su voz    ( 80/100 )

    Desde Colombia y Canada, Lido Pimienta, aferrada a proteger y explotar su raíz folclórica, hace brillar la amplitud de su voz con una belleza evidente. La producción es el contraste del álbum. Idealizada por Lido misma, con ayuda de Prince Nifty, la música tiene más éxito cuando el espacio es simple, rustico y acústico, sin sorpresas, exuberancias o extravagancias, lo cual le quita complejidad pero cuida y respeta una cultura que vale la pena escuchar. Las letras seducen por rasgar la tradición y leyenda del romance con autenticidad. Aunque no es álbum para la cotidianidad de la gente, cualquier persona que sepa darle el valor a la música encontrará mucho valor cultural en "Miss Colombia". Lido se está preparando para cosas enormes y el cuidado que le da a su trayectoria la declara como una artista mundial y culturalmente importante.
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    From Colombia and Canada, Lido Pimienta, clinging to protect and exploit her folkloric roots, shines the power of her voice with an evident beauty. The production is the contrast of the album. Idealized by Lido herself, with help of Prince Nifty, the music is more successful when the space is simple, rustic, and acoustic, without surprises, exuberances, or extravagances, which reduces complexity but takes care and respects a worthful culture to hear. The lyrics seduce because they scratch the tradition and legend of romance with authenticity. Although it's not an album for people's daily lives, any person who knows how to appreciate music will find a lot of cultural value in "Miss Colombia". Lido is preparing herself for huge things, and the carefulness she gives to her career stipulates her as a worldwide and culturally relevant artist.    … Full Review »
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