We Are Sent Here by History
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Studio album by Shabaka and the Ancestors | ||||
Released | 13 March 2020 | |||
Length | 63:58 | |||
Label | Impulse! | |||
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We Are Sent Here by History is a studio album by British-Barbadian musician Shabaka Hutchings, under his band Shabaka and the Ancestors. It was released on 13 March 2020 under Impulse! Records.[1][2]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8/10[3] |
Metacritic | 84/100[4] |
Review scores | |
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Pitchfork | 8/10[7] |
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We Are Sent Here by History was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 84, based on 11 reviews.[4]
As Rob Shepherd noted for PostGenre: "As much as history may have sent [the band] to this moment in time, one senses future generations will themselves be looking back to this music in forging their own artistic paths."[9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Shabaka Hutchings and Siyabonga Mthembu.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "They Who Must Die" | 10:10 |
2. | "You've Been Called" | 6:29 |
3. | "Go My Heart, Go to Heaven" | 6:41 |
4. | "Behold, the Deceiver" | 6:01 |
5. | "Run, the Darkness Will Pass" | 4:08 |
6. | "The Coming of the Strange Ones" | 6:28 |
7. | "Beast Too Spoke of Suffering" | 2:58 |
8. | "We Will Work (On Redefining Manhood)" | 5:24 |
9. | "'Til the Freedom Comes Home" | 7:06 |
10. | "Finally, the Man Cried" | 5:48 |
11. | "Teach Me How to Be Vulnerable" | 2:45 |
Charts
[edit]Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 81 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 90 |
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[12] | 3 |
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] | 10
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US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14] | 23
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References
[edit]- ^ Spice, Anton (31 January 2020). "Shabaka Hutchings and The Ancestors announce new album We Are Sent Here By History". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Yates, Sian (31 January 2020). "Shabaka & the Ancestors announce new album We Are Sent Here By History". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "AnyDecentMusic? Review". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Spencer, Neil (28 March 2020). "Shabaka and the Ancestors: We Are Sent Here By History review – shamanic lyricism". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Ismael Ruiz, Michael (28 March 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Eugenie (10 March 2020). "The Skinny Magazine Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Review: Shabaka and the Ancestors' 'We Are Sent Here by History'". 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Shabaka and the Ancestors – We Are Sent Here by History" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Contemporary Jazz Albums Charts". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Tastemaker Albums Chart". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2020.