This past May, Mdou Moctar debuted their album Funeral For Justice, which was honored as our Album Of The Week. Now, they are set to release Tears Of Injustice, an acoustic reworking of that album, scheduled for February.
Originally, the band intended to create a companion album alongside Funeral For Justice before its release. The need for this project grew when they found themselves unable to return home due to a military coup in Niger. They began to record Tears Of Injustice at Bunker Studio in Brooklyn, just two days after completing their tour.
Mikey Coltun, the bassist and producer based in the US, shared, “We wanted to create a distinct version of Funeral for our audience. We often experiment with different arrangements during performances. This time, we aimed to showcase that versatility in a recorded format as well.” He emphasized that their approach to arranging the songs was spontaneous, often discovering the right feel during their studio sessions.
The track “Imajighen (Injustice Version)” has been released and is available for listening below.
TRACKLIST:
01 “Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)”
02 “Imouhar (Injustice Version)”
03 “Takoba (Injustice Version)”
04 “Sousoume Tamacheq (Injustice Version)”
05 “Imajighen (Injustice Version)”
06 “Tchinta (Injustice Version)”
07 “Oh France (Injustice Version)”
08 “Modern Slaves (Injustice Version)”
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
10/03 – Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
10/04 – Westerly, RI @ The Knickerbocker Music Center
10/05 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater
10/06 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
10/07 – Montreal, QC @ Le National
10/08 – Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson Centre
10/09 – Hamilton, ON @ The Concert Hall
10/11 – Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theatre
10/12 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
10/13 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre
10/14 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
10/16 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room Lounge
10/17 – Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
10/19 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall
10/22 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
10/23 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall
10/25 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
10/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
10/27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
10/28 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
10/29 – Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey Theater
10/31 – Austin, TX @ LEVITATION
11/02 – Mexico City, Mexico @ Hipnosis Festival
11/30 – Ghent, Belgium @ Vooruit Concertzaal
12/01 – Lille, France @ L’Aéronef
12/03 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 2
12/04 – Madrid, Spain @ Mon
12/05 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Lav2
12/06 – Porto, Portugal @ Ccop
12/08 – Donostia-San Sebastian, Basque Country @ Dabadaba
12/09 – Toulouse, France @ Le Rex
12/10 – Marseille, France @ Le Molotov
12/11 – Düdingen, Switzerland @ Bad Bonn
12/12 – Lucerne, Switzerland @ Sedel
12/13 – Schorndorf, Germany @ Club Manufaktur
12/14 – Mainz, Germany @ schon schon
12/15 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
12/17 – Istanbul, Türkiye @ Babylon
The album Tears Of Injustice is set to be released on February 28, 2025, under Matador.
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