- Record Label: True North Records
- Release Date: May 12, 2015
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May 19, 2015Power In The Blood is a masterpiece in a storied career.
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Jul 1, 2015Power in the Blood is the work of an elder working against genre, knowing history, and moving forward into aesthetically unknown territory. For a septuagenarian, the optimism of it is heartening.
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UncutJun 24, 2015The new songs are equally striking, ranging from sensual lullabies to strident protest, delivered with a righteous spiritual and political conviction in a muscular voice full of spit and pungency. [Aug 2015, p.78]
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Jun 23, 2015Power in the Blood deserves strong praise on its own merits. The backstories about the musician do not matter as much as the new aural evidence presented.
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May 26, 2015She has lost none of her power in the interim.
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May 19, 2015With dreamy lullabies, hypnotic love songs and pointed politics all delivered with emotional stridency, Saint-Marie blends rich musicality with the force of righteous conviction.
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May 19, 2015Power in the Blood's stylistic adventure and restless aesthetic spirit are indeed Sainte-Marie's hallmarks. But on their own, musical and sonic diversity do not a fine album make. It takes good songs and inspired performances to balance the equation, and this album has them all.
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MojoMay 20, 2015The Cree folkie in fine bellicose form at 74. [Jun 2015, p.96]