Another band that have kind of bookended time according to how I see it - their 2008 self-titled LP came in @ #26 on my top 100 of the last decade. This follow-up released in January 2010, was essentially the first great album to be released in this spout of years, spout of narrative, spout of time.
The vibe here was one of evolution from afrobeat into a stupendously post-modern outfit, with references to horchata, Saudi satellite dishes and a little battered radio - we had sparse and dense production and auto-tuned vocals - which began a 'deed vs. debacle' debate. Tons of binary oppositions.
Just like the title suggests, you can't take everything at face value. I swallowed this LP with a pinch of salt and a slice of cucumber. He thinks you're a contra. He thinks that you lie. Don't call him a Contra till you've tried. He had a feeling once that you and him could tell each other everything for two months.
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