Black Times

On his fourth album with his father’s Egypt 80 ensemble, Seun Kuti delivers a smartly distilled primer on the power of Afrobeat.

All Nerve is a strong, clear-eyed return from The Breeders; while Titus Andronicus embraces eclecticism on A Productive Cough; and oppositely, Camp Cope’s sophomore album lacks variety. These, plus Lucy Dacus, DJ Taye, and more in this week’s notable new releases.

An album constructed from activism, power and good vibrations.

Just before Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 released 2014's fierce, diverse A Long Way to the Beginning, he and his girlfriend Yetunde George Ademiluyi welcomed a baby girl, Ifafunmike Adara Anikulapo-Kuti.

There's a reason why Seun Kuti looks so confident on the cover of Black Times. Released four years since his last LP, 2014's robust A Long W...

Imagine the burden placed on the shoulders of Seun Kuti.

Singer and band bleed together holistically.