Mdou Moctar have announced Tears of Injustice, a new version of their latest LP Funeral for Justice completely re-recorded and rearranged for acoustic and traditional instruments. It’s out February 28, and the first single, ‘Imajighen (Injustice Version)’, is out now. Check it out below.
“We wanted to make a separate version of Funeral for people to hear,” the band’s US-based bassist and producer, Mikey Coltun, explained in a statement. “We’re always playing around with arrangements at shows. We wanted to prove that we could do it on a record, too. And there’s a whole other side of the band that comes out when we play a stripped down set. It becomes something new.”
“When Mdou writes the lyrics, he typically writes them with an acoustic guitar. So you’re getting closer to that original moment,” Coltun added. “It retains heaviness, but it’s haunting.”
Tears of Injustice Cover Artwork:
Tears of Injustice Tracklist:
1. Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)
2. Imouhar (Injustice Version)
3. Takoba (Injustice Version)
4. Sousoume Tamacheq (Injustice Version)
5. Imajighen (Injustice Version)
6. Tchinta (Injustice Version)
7. Oh France (Injustice Version)
8. Modern Slaves (Injustice Version)