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- Summary: The five-track EP release from Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis features songs he completed from music recorded with Tony Allen (as well as Ludovic Bruni, Vincent Taeger, and Vincent Taurelle) before Allen's death in 2020.
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- Record Label: Transgressive
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Sep 5, 2024There may be only five tracks, five calling points on the journey, but Lagos Paris London is a compelling travelogue and a fascinating meeting of musical minds. Sparks fly throughout its music-making, which provides genuine thrills and spills.
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Sep 5, 2024It’s in the less expected that ‘Lagos Paris London’ offers most; the sheer softness of ‘Under The Strikes’ displays a vocal turn that in other contexts may prove completely unrecognisable; and in particular the introspective, sparse yet groove-laden ‘Night Green, Heavy Love’, on which a staccato bassline contrasts with Yannis’ high-pitched vocal to create a wholly disorienting mood.
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Sep 5, 2024The result defies expectations in the best possible way.
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Sep 5, 2024It [“Walk Through Fire”] jives together with machine-like precision and fluid grace. The rest of the EP is pretty good, too.