Tinariwen Amatssou (WHITE VINYL) bar shirt WHO KNOWS 4

WHO KNOWS 4

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Craig Street

"Teardrop" introduces another genius collaboration -- with Elizabeth Fraser from Cocteau Twins -- from a production unit with a knack for recruiting gifted performers

Tinariwen Amatssou (WHITE VINYL) bar shirt WHO KNOWS 4Some people have commented that Tinariwen have always been a country band, albeit a North African take on that most North American of genres. That idea is magnified on new album Amatssou, which finds the Tuareg bands trademark snaking guitar lines and hypnotic rhythms blending seamlessly with pedal steel, piano and strings from guest musicians including Daniel Lanois, the embellished arrangements lending the songs an epic, universal application. Full