Consumer Guide: September, 2022

Guitars for those who believe in hope and those that don't, the finest album of one of hip-hop’s most prolific careers, and rock-as-electrodance about struggle not devoid of satisfaction.

Etran de l’Aïr: Agadez (Sahel Sounds) Not at all slick but definitely more professional, clean-edged where one charm of their 2018 debut was how unkempt it was, the default up-and-comers of Agadez guitar generate a lot more drive this time around. Their Tuareg loyalty to an Azawad that exists primarily in their aspirations seems more presentational than…