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New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) by Erykah Badu | CD review

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 on love in both soppy and calculating fashion. "I'm driving your Benz/ I'm fucking your friends," she sneers. The old school "Out My Mind Just In Time" combines piano, strings and neologising with elegance: "I am a recovering undercover over-lover."...

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00:06 on March 28 2010

New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh) by Erykah Badu | CD review

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 caugh... more info

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