Album Reviews

ANTIBALAS

Security

2008-01-06

Brooklyn-based Antibalas … “bulletproof” in Spanish … ricochets from horn-heavy numbers like “Beaten Metal,” to the melancholy, almost funereal (B-3-laden) vibe of the final track, “AGE.” Their sparse yet clever, politically-charged lyrics amp up lengthier tracks like 2 and 3, “Filibuster X” and “Sanctuary,” 12 and 13 minutes, respectively, to prove these afrobeat aficionados pack heat with protest. Reviewed by Sara Cosgrove

Quick Links:

all reviews | all world reviews

More reviews tagged #World

reviewed 06/2016
Quantic Presents Flowering Inferno
1000 Watts
reviewed 11/2004
Marta Gomez
Cantos de Agua Dulce
reviewed 06/2006
THE LASH
Fire Under Grace
reviewed 03/2005
Two Siberians
Out of Nowhere
reviewed 05/2009
The Sway Machinery
Hidden Melodies Revealed
reviewed 05/2007
CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG
5:55

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.