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Fu Chronicles

Fu Chronicles is the seventh studio album by American band Antibalas. Written and conceptualized by lead singer Duke Amayo. Arranged and co-produced by Antibalas founder Martin Perna and bassist/founding member Gabriel Roth, the album was recorded at the Daptone House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the summer of 2018 and later released on February 7, 2020 on Daptone.

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Fu Chronicles
Studio album by
Antibalas
ReleasedFebruary 7, 2020 (2020-02-07)
Length48:37
LabelDaptone
Antibalas chronology
Where the Gods Are in Peace
(2017) 		Fu Chronicles
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star2
Cult MTL8/103

Fu Chronicles is the seventh studio album by American band Antibalas. Written and conceptualized by lead singer Duke Amayo. Arranged and co-produced by Antibalas founder Martin Perna and bassist/founding member Gabriel Roth, the album was recorded at the Daptone House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the summer of 2018 and later released on February 7, 2020 on Daptone.4

In support of the album, the band announced a tour5 which was cut short by the pandemic. The final show of the tour was at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado.6 During the pandemic shutdown in 2021 Amayo and the band announced their formal separation.7

Critical reception

Fu Chronicles was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 4 reviews.1 It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album.

Track listing

Fu Chronicles track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Amenawon"8:17
2."Lai Lai"8:51
3."MTTT, Pt. 1-2"7:19
4."Fight Am Finish"6:30
5."Koto"9:58
6."Fist of Flowers"7:42
References

References

  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. Deming, Mark. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. MacDonald, Darcy (April 20, 2020). "Cult MTL Review". Cult MTL. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. Murray, Robin (21 November 2019). "Antibalas Announce New Album 'Fu Chronicles'". Clash. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  5. Bernstein, Scott (November 19, 2019). "Antibalas Announces New Album 'Fu Chronicles' & Early-2020 Tour". JamBase. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. "Antibalas Denver – Summit Music Hall – Feb 29, 2020". JamBase. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  7. "Antibalas Lead Singer Duke Amayo Leaves Band". Jambands. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-06-28.