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Repetitive, spiritless, god-bothering music: Kanye West's Donda reviewed

4 September 2021

9:00 AM

4 September 2021

9:00 AM

Grade: C–

The nicest thing one can say is that this is a marginally better album than we would have got from either of the other two presidential candidates. Just about. But sheesh, it’s still nearly two hours of the most repetitive, spiritless, god-bothering music you will ever hear, full of portentousness and self-pity and utterly devoid of any insight or humour.

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