"Where Touré's records in the past have been electric and expansively international in their sound, this one is more focused on acoustic instrumentation outside of the electric bass, and traditional instruments such as kora and ngoni make appearances alongside his guitar. It all gives the recording an earthy, elemental feel that nicely supports Touré's weary, weathered vocals. The whole album is compulsively listenable, but in its final third, it reaches a height of intense beauty that the rest only hints at".