Fu Chronicles

{{Infobox album

| name = Fu Chronicles

| type = studio

| artist = Antibalas

| cover = Fu Chronicles.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2020|02|07}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 48:37

| label = Daptone

| producer =

| prev_title = Where the Gods Are in Peace

| prev_year = 2017

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| next_year =

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC=80/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/fu-chronicles/antibalas|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fu-chronicles-mw0003338475|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=AllMusic|last=Deming|first=Mark|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|rev2=Cult MTL

|rev2score=8/10{{cite web|url=https://cultmtl.com/2020/04/review-antibalas-fu-chronicles-lai-lai/|title=Cult MTL Review|work=Cult MTL|last=MacDonald|first=Darcy|date=April 20, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

|noprose=yes

}}

Fu Chronicles is the seventh studio album by American band Antibalas. Written and conceptualized by lead singer Duke Amayo. Arranged and co-produced by Antibalas founder Martin Perna and bassist/founding member Gabriel Roth, the album was recorded at the Daptone House of Soul in Bushwick, Brooklyn, the summer of 2018 and later released on February 7, 2020 on Daptone.{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/antibalas-announce-new-album-fu-chronicles|title=Antibalas Announce New Album 'Fu Chronicles'|work=Clash|last=Murray|first=Robin|date=21 November 2019|access-date=May 6, 2020}}

In support of the album, the band announced a tour{{cite web|url=https://www.jambase.com/article/antibalas-fu-chronicles-album-tour-dates-single|title=Antibalas Announces New Album 'Fu Chronicles' & Early-2020 Tour|website=JamBase|last=Bernstein|first=Scott|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=May 6, 2020}} which was cut short by the pandemic. The final show of the tour was at the Summit Music Hall in Denver, Colorado.{{Cite web |title=Antibalas Denver – Summit Music Hall – Feb 29, 2020 |url=https://www.jambase.com/show/antibalas-summit-music-hall-20200229 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=JamBase |language=en-US}} During the pandemic shutdown in 2021 Amayo and the band announced their formal separation.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-05 |title=Antibalas Lead Singer Duke Amayo Leaves Band |url=https://jambands.com/news/2021/11/05/antibalas-lead-singer-duke-amayo-leaves-band/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Jambands |language=en-US}}

Critical reception

Fu Chronicles was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 80, based on 4 reviews. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album.

Track listing

{{Tracklist

|headline =Fu Chronicles track listing

|title1=Amenawon

|length1=8:17

|title2=Lai Lai

|length2=8:51

|title3=MTTT, Pt. 1-2

|length3=7:19

|title4=Fight Am Finish

|length4=6:30

|title5=Koto

|length5=9:58

|title6=Fist of Flowers

|length6=7:42

}}

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Category:2020 albums

Category:Daptone Records albums

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