Who Sent You?

Who Sent You?
Studio album by Irreversible Entanglements
Released	March 20, 2020
Recorded	March 1, 2019
Studio	Kawari Studios (Philadelphia)
Genre	Free jazz spoken word
Length	43:23
Label	Don Giovanni International Anthem
Producer	Irreversible Entanglements
Irreversible Entanglements chronology
Irreversible Entanglements (2017) Who Sent You? (2020) Open the Gates (2021)

Who Sent You? is the second record by free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements. It was released through Don Giovanni Records and International Anthem Recording Company in March 2020. ^[1]

Composition

On Who Sent You?, the quintet craft a fusion of "tight, synergistic" free jazz with "dynamic" spoken word. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[4]
AllMusic	[5]
Paste	8.0/10 [6]
Pitchfork	7.9/10 [7]

Upon its release, Who Sent You? was welcomed with critical applause. On Metacritic, it has a score of 87 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on four reviews. ^[3]

Year-end lists

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
AllMusic	AllMusic Best of 2020	–	[8]
	Favorite Jazz Albums		[9]
Stereogum	The 10 Best Jazz Albums Of 2020	2	[10]

Track listing

Words composed by Camae Ayewa. Music composed by Keir Neuringer, Aquiles Navarro, Luke Stewart and Tcheser Holmes, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"The Code Noir / Amina"	Neuringer ("Amina")	7:30
2.	"Who Sent You - Ritual"		14:45
3.	"No Más"	Navarro	7:58
4.	"Blues Ideology"		8:22
5.	"Bread Out of Stone"		4:48
Total length:			43:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from Bandcamp. ^[1]

Irreversible Entanglements

• Camae Ayewa - voice, texts
• Keir Neuringer - saxophone, percussion
• Aquiles Navarro - trumpet, percussion
• Luke Stewart - double bass, percussion
• Tcheser Holmes - drums, congas

Technical

• Irreversible Entanglements - production
• Zach Goldstein - engineering
• David Allen - mixing at Decade Studios, Chicago
• Greg Obis - mastering at Chicago Mastering Service

References

1. "Who Sent You? by Irreversible Entanglements" . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
2. Joshua Minsoo Kim (March 20, 2020). "On the new Who Sent You? Irreversible Entanglements are more political and potent than ever". Chicago Reader . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
3. "Who Sent You? by Irreversible Entanglements Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
4. Gareth Thompson (December 8, 2020). "Irreversible Entanglements: Who Sent You? album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
5. Andy Kellman. "Who Sent You? - Irreversible Entanglements | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
6. Henry Todd (March 20, 2020). "Irreversible Entanglements 'Who Sent You' Review: Invoking the Revolution - Paste Magazine". Paste . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
7. Andy Beta (March 25, 2020). "Irreversible Entanglements: Who Sent You? Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
8. "AllMusic Best of 2020 | AllMusic 2020 in Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
9. "Favorite Jazz Albums | AllMusic 2020 in Review". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2022.
10. Phil Freeman (December 10, 2020). "Best Jazz Albums 2020". Stereogum . Retrieved January 13, 2022.