Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh | CD review
At first, it seems Erykah Badu's revolution has been put on hold – but, says Alexis Petridis, digging deeper pays dividendsIt sold millions of albums, but there was always something underwhelming about the mid-90s genre nu-soul. It was indebted to early 70s Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway, but what it really paralleled was the numbing second wave of Britpop: if the odd hip-hop beat gave it a hint more modernity than Cast or Ocean Colour Scene, it still boasted the same retro stance and a...
L.A. Times - Entertainment — With "New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War," Erykah Badu sent imagined political futures raging through our collective conscious.
more info
Rolling Stone — Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh, the eccentric Dallas soul singer’s follow-up to 2008’s New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War, leads this wee... more info
Guardian Music — At first, it seems Erykah Badu's revolution has been put on hold – but, says Alexis Petridis, digging deeper pays dividendsIt sold millions of albums, but there wa... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — With "New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War," Erykah Badu sent imagined political futures raging through our collective conscious. Released in 2008, when Bush was still in... more info
Nialler9 — Erykah Badu’s New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh has just been released. Less politically-minded than Part 1: 4th World War, it is more focused on matters of the... more info
Topix — Erykah Badu "New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh" * * * 1/2 With "New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War," Erykah Badu sent imagined political futures raging through ... more info