ERYKAH BADU - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) [Reissue] IAN HUNTER There are plenty of people

There are plenty of people who know precisely what this Oklahoman is capable of and they have the records to attest to it

guitars and horns build off of Allen's instantly recognizable drum patterns

and the dim corners of Discogs

and sometimes irresistible

layers of dissonance melt into a restlessly heady outro marked by escalating crescendos of shimmering noise that reach for the stars—and is that a violin quivering brightly beneath those elegant swells of guitar

ERYKAH BADU - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) [Reissue] IAN HUNTER There are plenty of people2LP Reissue On Black Vinyl, Gatefold Sleeve The gifted trendsetter, Badu, has enlisted some of the most talented, groundbreaking underground producers and engineers in the Hip Hop game to support her breakthrough return, including Mike Chav Chavarria and R&B singer Bilal. 'The music is the star', says Erykah. It's an eclectic set, her fourth, adds to the grand tradition of socially conscious soul music. Literally so in the case of opener Amerykahn