| Send Them to Coventry | |
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| Mixtape by | |
| Released | 13 November 2020 |
| Genre | British hip hop |
| Length | 38:46 |
| Label | Warner Music UK |
| Producer |
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| Singles from Send Them to Coventry | |
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Send Them to Coventry is the debut mixtape by British rapper Pa Salieu. It was self-released on 13 November 2020 under exclusive licence to Warner Music UK. Production was handled by Aod, Felix Joseph, Kwes Darko, Jevon, Sillkey, Chucks, Honeywood6, The Fanatix, Wauve and Yussef Dayes. It features guest appearances from BackRoad Gee, Boy Boy, Eight9FLY, Lz Dinero, M1llionz, Mahalia, Ni Santora, Stizee and Shakavellie.
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 9/10[2] |
| DIY |   [3] |
| Loud and Quiet | 8/10[4] |
| NME | [5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1/10[6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| The Observer | [8] |
Send Them to Coventry was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 90 based on eight reviews.[1]
Robert Kazandjian of Clash praised the work, saying: "stunning debut mixtape 'Send Them to Coventry'. The 15-track project is a musical kaleidoscope, fusing elements of afro-swing, dancehall, grime, and rap. Sonically, it speaks to the fluidity of Black sounds".[2] Will Pritchard of Pitchfork said: "this is an extraordinarily assured first offering from a young artist capable of surprising at every turn. The result is not so much a foreboding portrait of a forgotten, boom-and-bust city, but an invitation to a place and people unduly ignored—and an introduction to an artist who won't be".[6] Bella Martin of DIY said: "imbued throughout with a fusion of Pa's Gambian heritage, and life growing up in Coventry ("COV, #cityofviolence" introduces "Informa"), it's a varied, confident and cinematic trip through where the performer finds himself".[3] Dhruva Balram of NME said: "seriously brilliant stuff. Send Them to Coventry promises that Salieu is unbelievably gifted with a ceiling nowhere in sight. He carries the entire mixtape with his singular voice oscillating between conventional rap flows, dancehall toasts and ice-cold venomous lyrics".[5] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian found out that the mixtape "sounds like it would have been successful at any time, regardless of extraneous circumstances: it's too fresh and inventive to ignore".[7] Damien Morris of The Observer resumed: "'Frontline' and 'My Family' are among the best singles of the year, and there are three more just as good here".[8]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Clash | Clash Albums of the Year 2020 | 11
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| Crack Magazine | Crack Magazine's Top 50 Albums of 2020 | 47
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| Dazed | The 20 Best Albums of 2020 | 1
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| Dummy | The 25 Best Albums of 2020 | 1
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| Gorilla vs. Bear | Gorilla vs. Bear's Albums of 2020 | 3
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| Noisey | The 100 Best Albums of 2020 | 15
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| The Quietus | Quietus Albums of the Year 2020 | 9
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Block Boy" |
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| 2:18 |
| 2. | "No Warnin'" (featuring Boy Boy) |
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| 3:18 |
| 3. | "Frontline" |
| Jevon | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Flip, Repeat" |
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| 2:40 |
| 5. | "Informa" (featuring M1llionz) |
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| 2:20 |
| 6. | "Over There" |
| Jevon | 2:14 |
| 7. | "Betty" |
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| 2:17 |
| 8. | "Pile Up" (Interlude) |
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| 1:25 |
| 9. | "More Paper" (featuring Eight9FLY) |
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| 3:03 |
| 10. | "Active" (featuring Ni Santora, Lz Dinero, Stizee and Shakavellie) |
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| 3:52 |
| 11. | "T.T.M" |
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| 2:55 |
| 12. | "They Don't Know" (Interlude) |
| Wauve | 1:04 |
| 13. | "My Family" (featuring BackRoad Gee) |
| The Fanatix | 2:40 |
| 14. | "B***K" |
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| 2:10 |
| 15. | "Energy" (featuring Mahalia) |
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| 3:09 |
| Total length: | 38:46 | |||
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[16] | 14 |
References
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Send Them to Coventry [Mixtape] - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b Kazandjian, Robert (13 November 2020). "Pa Salieu - Send Them to Coventry". Clash. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Martin, Bella. "Pa Salieu - Send Them to Coventry". DIY. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Pilley, Max (9 November 2020). "Pa Salieu - Send Them to Coventry - Review". Loud and Quiet. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Balram, Dhruva (12 November 2020). "Pa Salieu - 'Send Them to Coventry' review: debut mixtape confirms rapper as UK's next star | NME". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Pritchard, Will (17 November 2020). "Pa Salieu: Send Them to Coventry". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Petridis, Alexis (12 November 2020). "Pa Salieu: Send Them to Coventry review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b Morris, Damien (15 November 2020). "Pa Salieu: Send Them to Coventry review – a real flair for drama". The Observer. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Clash Albums of the Year 2020". CLASH. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Kent-Smith, Jasmine (2020). "The Top 50 Albums of 2020". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Kasambala, Natty (18 December 2020). "The 20 best albums of 2020". Dazed. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Abiade, Yemi (9 December 2020). "The 25 Best Albums of 2020". Dummymag.com. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Gorilla vs. Bear's albums of 2020". Gorilla vs. Bear. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Garland, Emma (8 December 2020). "The 100 Best Albums of 2020". Vice. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Butterworth, James (5 December 2020). "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2020 (In Association With Norman Records)". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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