"Khaira Arby is an extraordinary powerhouse of a djeli muso, expertly dishing out adrenaline-injected, open-throated vocal lines, since the 1970s. Her first in five years, Gossip is all sinew and bone, raw groove, tumbling circular guitar, rolling bass and antsy percussion riffs and, for the middle tracks, the funky horns of the Debo Band, a galvanising foundation for Arby's gut-felt overdubbed lead and harmony vocals".
