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New York Times: The Roots: 2 Albums, One Quest

New York Times: The Roots: 2 Albums, One Quest

The album has an instrumental coda… an elegiac string quartet and a last dissonant piano chord, an unpeaceful final rest.

The Guardian: Undun Review

The Guardian: Undun Review

Undun is also a mirror held up to present-day America, where ambitions are more likely to die than prosper. It's a downer, but timely and affecting, with moments of beauty.

Chicago Tribune: Undun Review

Chicago Tribune: Undun Review

A gorgeous neo-classical suite closes the album… If an album can be both chilling and beautiful at once, "Undun" is it.