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| Who Sent You? | ||||
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| File:Who Sent You? by Irreversible Entanglements.png | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 20, 2020 | |||
| Recorded | March 1, 2019 | |||
| Studio | Kawari Studios (Philadelphia) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 43:23 | |||
| Label | ||||
| Producer | Irreversible Entanglements | |||
| Irreversible Entanglements chronology | ||||
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Who Sent You? is the second studio album by American free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. It was released through Don Giovanni Records and International Anthem Recording Company in March 2020.[1]
Composition
[edit | edit source]On Who Sent You?, the quintet craft a fusion of "tight, synergistic" free jazz with "dynamic" spoken word.[2]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz | StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[4] |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[5] |
| Paste | 8.0/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[7] |
Upon its release, Who Sent You? was welcomed with critical applause. On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on four reviews.[3]
Year-end lists
[edit | edit source]| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| AllMusic | AllMusic Best of 2020 | –
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| Favorite Jazz Albums | |||
| Stereogum | The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2020 | 2
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Track listing
[edit | edit source]Words composed by Camae Ayewa. Music composed by Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart and Tcheser Holmes, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Code Noir / Amina" | Neuringer ("Amina") | 7:30 |
| 2. | "Who Sent You - Ritual" | 14:45 | |
| 3. | "No Más" | Navarro | 7:58 |
| 4. | "Blues Ideology" | 8:22 | |
| 5. | "Bread Out of Stone" | 4:48 | |
| Total length: | 43:23 | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Irreversible Entanglements
- Camae Ayewa – voice, texts
- Keir Neuringer – saxophone, percussion
- Aquiles Navarro – trumpet, percussion
- Luke Stewart – double bass, percussion
- Tcheser Holmes – drums, congas
Technical
- Irreversible Entanglements – production
- Zach Goldstein – engineering
- David Allen – mixing at Decade Studios, Chicago
- Greg Obis – mastering at Chicago Mastering Service
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] | 44 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 50 |
| UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[13] | 5 |
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- ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Who Sent You? at Discogs (list of releases)
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