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80
Thanks to the approachable, tightly edited songwriting, MotherFather's polarities never feel unfocused -- instead, it's a soul-searching journey that makes for Petite Noir's most well-rounded music to date.
7mo
80
His second album ‘MotherFather’ is an exalting place that uncovers a dexterity of faith in a collection of tracks that positions duality as an endless source of freedom and power.
7mo
80
The unity of MotherFather comes courtesy of powerful rhythms, innovative textures and Ilunga’s voice.
7mo
65
If the album is autobiographical, then this is the mellowing between ages 20 and 30: simultaneously more introspective and big-picture.
7mo
I feel like this is a good blend of the new Young Fathers album and the New Yves Tumor and I feel the exact same way as I did about both of them. It jumps around a lot in these weird areas and I never have a solid opinion about any of the songs or ideas being given to me. It's very different and I'll give points for that but it is everything but consistent. I feel the more this project went on the more disconnected I got from the album. I felt a bit underwhelmed with this project by the ... read more
EDIT (89 -> 97): Several songs grew on me more as time went on.
He kinda sounds like Kid Cudi on Best One. Pretty interesting album, I was expecting some regular pop but instead I got a slightly less experimental Young Fathers vibe with a small Arca tinge. The production is pretty neat and I like his voice a lot. Pretty good album, I might check out his previous work.
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Track List
| 1 | 777 1:42 | 90 |
| 2 | Blurry 3:44 feat. Sampa the Great | 93 |
| 3 | Numbers 3:07 | 92 |
| 4 | Concrete Jungle 2:21 | 86 |
| 5 | Skit 0:48 | 76 |
| 6 | Finding Paradise 3:35 | 86 |
| 7 | Simple Things 3:17 feat. Theo Croker | 88 |
| 8 | Best One 2:31 | 85 |
| 9 | Love Is War 2:56 | 85 |
| 10 | Play 3:30 | 82 |
Total Length: 27 minutes
Added on: February 1, 2023