Pitchfork Best new music: 'We’re New Again' by Gil Scott-Heron and Makaya McCraven - "a masterpiece of dirty blues, spiritual jazz, and deep yearning"

"The Chicago drummer and producer transforms Gil-Scott Heron's final album into a masterpiece of dirty blues, spiritual jazz, and deep yearning" - Pitchfork says in a review (8.6) of the last album by Gil-Scott Herron (2010), thoroughly reimagined by Makaya McCraven. Lyrically - "the ability to live with contradictions and give them life with his words is part of what made Scott-Heron’s work special, and McCraven’s music inhabits that complicated space and keeps its sharp edges intact". There's also a special family connection here also - Heron mentioned McCraven's grandmother in one of the songs, and McCraven incorporated music from both of his parents - drummer Stephen McCraven and singer Ágnes Zsigmondi - on 'We're New Again'. Pitchfork also talked to McCraven about the making of this album - interview.