Sentir Que No Sabes

Mabe Fratti

Sentir Que No Sabes

Latest full-length album from Mexico City-based experimental cellist produced by Héctor Tosta

ADM rating[?]

8.4

Label
Unheard of Hope
UK Release date
28/06/2024
US Release date
28/06/2024
  1. 10.0 |   The Guardian

    The full-blooded and emotionally driven fourth solo album from the avant garde pop cellist is abundantly melodic, constantly surprising and unequivocally fantastic
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  2. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    Sentir que no sabes is a surprising and accessible entry point to Mabe Fratti's fast-growing catalogue which doesn’t abandon her avant-garde tendencies
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  3. 9.0 |   Far Out

    Sentir Que No Sabes is a sonic journey the likes of which are rarely seen
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  4. 9.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    A thrilling ride through oddball pop, upside down sound worlds and orchestral daydreams, Mabe Fratti’s most accessible record to date
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  5. 8.6 |   Beats Per Minute

    Vocally, lyrically, and sonically, Fratti captures the way in which the micro and macro are forever colliding, shrinking, erupting, dissolving around us and, more pressingly, within us
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  6. 8.4 |   Pitchfork

    On her new album, the Mexico City-based cellist and singer moves from abstraction toward more familiar pop and rock silhouettes. But her lyrics remain committed to the power of opacity
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  7. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    The variety of doors presented in the album's quest for answers, or more questions, present a challenge for those who prefer a more cohesive experience. For the adventurous though, the doors crack open onto a wide variety of styles and time frames
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  8. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    It’s all so assured, yet Fratti never returns to the same thought for long. It’s impressive for a musician who’s comfortable with her voice and instrument
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  9. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Further enriched by the palate of Fratti’s cello and Tosta’s brass, Sentir… is an extraordinarily possessed, uncanny world of its own. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Fratti delivers some of her most musically and emotionally rich work to date here, her dreamy voice and impressionistic Spanish-language lyrics adding an extra layer of magical realism. Print edition only

  11. 8.0 |   The FT

    The Guatemalan musician’s new record offers art-pop songs that are affecting, engrossing and richly textured
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  12. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Lauded by musicians and producers from Chris Cortano to Oneohtrix Point Never to Ben Howard, it seems there’s something in Fratti’s work – whether that’s glossy atonals, chiptune motifs, or dark, groovy basslines – for everyone
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