Summary from 7 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Nakhane's catalog across 3 albums from 7 opinions, with an overall average of 7.1/10. The top-rated Nakhane album is You Will Not Die (Deluxe Version) (2018) with a 7.5/10 average from 4 ratings, followed by Bastard Jargon. The discography on Wavelength spans 2018 to 2023.
You Will Not Die (Deluxe Version)
“The level of craft involved — songwriting, musicality, performative sense — belies his relative anonymity within the greater music continuum. You Will Not Die is both an affirmation and a promise.”
Bastard Jargon
“Bastard Jargon is Nakhane being their most unapologetic and assured”
You Will Not Die (Deluxe Version)
“The commercial failure of Nakhane Touré’s 2013 debut album led to a period of serious reflection. Having cut his teeth on Cape Town’s open mic scene, he decided to ditch his assumed surname and the folk music that had seen him compared to Jeff Buckley and Radiohead. He’s now returned with ‘You Will Not Die’, a collection of club-indebted tracks that address his sexual identity in relation to the ”
You Will Not Die (Deluxe Version)
“The strikingly intimate debut from the London-via–South Africa singer showcases an exciting new talent despite its occasionally lead-footed pacing and stilted theatrics.”
Bastard Jargon
“Where the South African singer-songwriter’s work was tinged with melancholy, their new album, executive produced by Nile Rodgers, renders carnal ecstasy in bright tones and major keys.”
Bastard Jargon
“Bastard Jargon was made in part to be functional. South African-born artist Nakhane wrote You Will Not Die as a personal excavation, unearthing grief and clarity from moments in their early life. They renounced their Christian faith and spoke of the trauma of conversion therapy. It was an expressive collection of songs, though ones that didn’t lend themselves to dancing in the mid-afternoon festiv”
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