Send Them To Coventry [Mixtape]
by Pa Salieu
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. clem666
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    Got a really hard time getting over Pa Salieu's tough english accent. After a few listens and reading his lyrics it all appears clearer. The first striking thing about this mixtape is the ease with which the artist moves from one musical style to another: we obviously have rap, hip-hop, some drill sounds but also some tracks with an african touch (sorry by the way to call it so generallyGot a really hard time getting over Pa Salieu's tough english accent. After a few listens and reading his lyrics it all appears clearer. The first striking thing about this mixtape is the ease with which the artist moves from one musical style to another: we obviously have rap, hip-hop, some drill sounds but also some tracks with an african touch (sorry by the way to call it so generally 'african touch', I am far from being a professional). Our attention is easily attracted by the production of this project and by the fact that Pa Salieu decided to make it sound tribal ('My Family'), joyful ('Energy'), violent ('Frontline') or even reminding us of the atmosphere of a silent war ('B***K').

    As Pa said about himself, he is not the kind of a punchline artist. So don't expect lyrical intensity but rather deep and close storytelling with great issues tackled. There are many guests on 'Send Them to Coventry' and I think it is a good point since the artist did not make an amazing work on his voice which remains unchanged from beginning to the end. The apparition of Mahalia at the end is a breath of fresh air. Fortunately he managed to make his lyrics delivery and flow vary even if structures of songs are not crazy-original.    … Expand

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#6 Best Album of 2020

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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Wire
    Dec 18, 2020
    100
    We should be thankful at least for this one precocious masterpiece, where even the big closing motivational ballad “Energy” comes humble and soothing. The 14 flawless blasts of pure hunger that precede it are equally spare, allowing room for all sorts of monumental chords and vocal inflections to weave their way into Salieu’s tales of frontline Coventry. [Jan 2021, p.87]
  2. The Quietus
    Nov 25, 2020
    90
    Send Them To Coventry is an album bursting with life. Pa Salieu sounds confident and convincing whatever style he turns his hand to. Whether or not it’s the best album of 2020, it’s surely one of the most interesting, and should be a strong contender for awards in the coming months.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Nov 17, 2020
    81
    This is an extraordinarily assured first offering from a young artist capable of surprising at every turn. The result is not so much a foreboding portrait of a forgotten, boom-and-bust city, but an invitation to a place and people unduly ignored—and an introduction to an artist who won’t be.
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