Mdou Moctar is set to release a new album that fans might find quite similar to their 2024 work, Funeral for Justice.
The upcoming album, named Tears of Injustice, is essentially a fresh take on Funeral for Justice, reimagined with acoustic and traditional sounds. They recorded it alongside engineer Seth Manchester at Brooklyn’s Bunker Studio. Mikey Coltun, the bassist and producer, shared, “We wanted to make a separate version of Funeral for people to hear. We’re always playing around with arrangements at shows. We wanted to prove that we could do it on a record, too. And there’s a whole other side of the band that comes out when we play a stripped-down set. It becomes something new.”
This new creation will be available on February 28 through Matador.
I think it’s cool when bands try something different and surprise us.
Tears of Injustice tracklist includes:
- 01 Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)
- 02 Imouhar (Injustice Version)
- 03 Takoba (Injustice Version)
- 04 Sousoume Tamacheq (Injustice Version)
- 05 Imajighen (Injustice Version)
- 06 Tchinta (Injustice Version)
- 07 Oh France (Injustice Version)
- 08 Modern Slaves (Injustice Version)
If you want to listen right now, check out the “Injustice Version” of “Imajighen” here:
