Guardian Music — Erykah Badu turns her sights on love with her fifth studio albumRecent years have seen the weird sister of neo-soul take a radical turn. 2008's New Amerykah Part 1 caught the electric gloom of the pre-Obama era; Badu's latest turns its skewed sights... more info

Allmusic Blog — Return of the Ankh was supposed to be issued earlier than March 2010. It’s just as well: 2008’s stupefying 4th World War provided such a dense concentration of charged lyrics over ceaselessly vein-melting production work that Erykah Badu could ha... more info

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Guardian Music — Time for something a bit different this week, as Music Weekly investigates incredible lost synth-pop from the early 80s. Cold Wave was a scene that was never a scene – a bunch of musicians scattered across Europe (and beyond) who emerged out o... more info

Idolator — Erykah Badu was so intent on creating a claustrophobic vibe for “Window Seat”, the excellent single from New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return Of The Ankh, that she recorded it in the shower. But check out the cozy, almost hypnotic rendition of the song sh... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Erykah Badu is back with a new album entitled New Amerykah: Part 2: Return of the Ankh and she recently paid a visit to the UK to talk about her up-coming release. MTV’s The Wrap Up met up... more info

Idolator — We’ve got another track for you from Erykah Badu’s upcoming release, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), and if the uber-mellow “Strawberry Incense” put you to into a dreamy sleep, this bright and funky jam should certainly wake you u... more info

Guardian Music — The neo-soul singer talks sinister melodies and special relationships ahead of her fifth albumHow does the new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), compare to its predecessor?EB: Both albums were written in pretty much the same period o... more info

Chorus.fm — *Erykah Badu* (http://www.erykahbadu.com) has posted a timer on her site leading up the release of her new album, New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). more info

Altsounds — Quadron was formed when Robin met Coco, a 16-year-old ingénue influenced by such artists as Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and especially Lauryn Hill. As the duo started working together, they took their time, slowly forming the lush, groovy sou... more info