The Very Best November 4, 2009

THE VERY BEST
The Very Best’s—European production duo Radioclit and Malawian singer Esau Mwamwaya—debut full-length Warm Heart of Africa is out now on Green Owl. The much-anticipated album is receiving critical acclaim here and in the U.K. The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, among many others, are hailing their debut effort. The band is receiving critical acclaim for its high-energy live performances and forthcoming album in the wake of its first U.S. tour. In a “Best New Music” track review of the first single “Warm Heart of Africa,” which features Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Pitchfork describes Mwamwaya as “one of the most effortlessly lovable voices around.”