Quaranta
40

"They've become lauded not only for their music, which combines the local tradition with some highly political original songs, but also for their storming live performances ... Quaranta doesn't see them resting on any laurels. If anything, all the plaudits have pushed them to produce music that's even more intense. The voices and the dry pounding of the frame drum hark back to a rural past, but many of the lyrics are in the here and now ... It's definitely an album that overwhelms the listener, sonically and emotionally ... An album that's constantly at boiling point, and filled with instrumental surprises ... Do they live up to all the hype they've received? Hell, yes! Are they one of the best bands in the world at the moment? Without a shred of doubt".