{"id":2239,"date":"2014-09-19T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T15:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2014-09-26T12:18:44","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T16:18:44","slug":"sinkane-mean-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/sinkane-mean-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Sinkane <br>Mean Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sinkane-mean_love.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2240\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sinkane-mean_love.jpg\" alt=\"Sinkane, Mean Love\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sinkane-mean_love.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sinkane-mean_love-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>The man known to the public as Sinkane, but to the government and his friends as Ahmed Gallab, has always been a hard one to pin down. After three records of largely instrumental ambient post-rock jams, he reemerged on 2012\u2019s <i>Mars<\/i> as an all-singing, space-funk, Afrobeat-groovin\u2019 frontman. Out were the songs for headphones and in were tracks for the dancefloor. It\u2019s wasn\u2019t so much the difference between night and day as perhaps night and early morning, but it proved that it was futile trying to predict what Gallab might do next. A similar case can be made for his latest Sinkane album, <i>Mean Love<\/i> (DFA Records).<\/p>\n<p><i>Mean Love<\/i> doesn\u2019t throw out the baby with the bathwater. It has plenty of dance grooves, but they\u2019re not as heavily influenced by Afrobeat. This time around there seems to be slightly more Afropop and even the occasional snatch of highlife and Tropic\u00e1lia. But the biggest surprise is the unabashed embracing of the high lonesome sound. While the appearance of pedal steel on \u201cYoung Trouble\u201d seems to fit into the melting pot of influences, later in the album it becomes more distinct. It\u2019s no stretch to say that on the title track and \u201cGallery Boys\u201d that Sinkane goes country\u2014think early Hank Williams with a dash of Slim Whitman and without an ounce of irony. It wouldn\u2019t be a stretch to see these songs performed onstage at the Opry.<\/p>\n<p>With so many styles flying around furiously and influences ranging from the aformentioned to Sade and Tom Ze, it\u2019s tempting to dissect the parts. But <i>Mean Love<\/i> is greater than that shopping list of influences. It\u2019s a record suited for the party while also addressing family concerns and identity politics. And while <i>Mars<\/i> frequently put the groove above all else, <i>Mean Love<\/i> is tightly focused. Perhaps not a logical evolution, it\u2019s an assured performance and a progression of sorts that shows that Gallab is a thoughtful craftsman. In short, <i>Mean Love<\/i> is an album that\u2019s easy to dig.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The man known to the public as Sinkane, but to the government and his friends as Ahmed Gallab has always been a hard one to pin down. 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