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Matisyahu
“YOUTH”
RATING: 3 SOUND LEVELS
So after the Hasidic Jewish singer became an unlikely Pied Piper luring U.S. rock fans to reggae music, how does Matisyahu do on his major-label debut? His is a fairly undiluted form of roots reggae. The new music is a dead-serious expression of the genre’s bedrock issues–spiritual solace, the plight of the exile, the struggle for freedom, the value of community. Though his emotional range as a singer is narrow, the plaintive edge in his voice is gripping enough to sustain the album. The music keeps you engaged because you never know what it might do.
