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"There is No Other" is a collaboration studio album by American singer-songwriter and Carolina Chocolate Drops vocalist Rhiannon Giddens, and Italian jazz musician Francesco Turrisi. It was released on May 3, 2019 under Nonesuch Records.
There is No Other was met with universal acclaim 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 86, based on 8 reviews.
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Like the best folk music, there is no Other was documented quickly, in just five days, and it consists mostly of first takes. The song selection is thoughtful and ambitious, spanning opera, Appalachian bluegrass, gospel, and traditional Italian music. Pristine and almost confrontationally quiet, the production focuses on the duo’s interplay, as they bore into their songs with earthy severity; on the most elaborate arrangements, they are joined by a cellist. Approaching textures that feel almost gothic, it continues Giddens’ path from her T Bone Burnett-produced debut, 2015’s Tomorrow Is My Turn: a continual refinement of focus that allows her songs to speak for themselves.
Reviewed by Sam Sodomsky for pitchfork.com.
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