Vulture Prince Explained

Vulture Prince
Type:studio
Artist:Arooj Aftab
Cover:Vulture Prince (Arooj Aftab).png
Label:New Amsterdam
Producer:Arooj Aftab
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Vulture Prince is the third album by Pakistani musician Arooj Aftab, released by New Amsterdam Records on April 23, 2021.[1] Thematically, the album discusses stories of people, relationships, and lost moments and is dedicated to the memory of her younger brother, Maher.[2] "Mohabbat" won the Best Global Music Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.

Critical reception

Bhanuj Kappal of Pitchfork called the album a "heartbreaking, exquisite document of the journey from grief to acceptance."

Vulture Prince was named the best album of 2021 by Netherlands newspaper de Volkskrant, topping their year-end list.[3] Brenna Ehrlich ranked the album sixth on Rolling Stones "Best Music of 2021" staff list.[4] It was ranked number twenty by The Guardian on their list of the "50 best albums of 2021", and Laura Snapes named Aftab "[t]he year's biggest musical revelation".[5] While Vulture Prince did not rank on the Los Angeles Times top ten "Best Albums of 2021", it was, however, included on their "15 deserving albums" list.[6]

Barack Obama selected the song "Mohabbat" from this album as one of his summer playlist favorites for 2021.[7] "Mohabbat" was called one of the best songs of 2021 by Time and The New York Times.[8] [9] "Mohabbat" won the Best Global Music Performance at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards.[10]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. March 29, 2021. The 10 Albums We're Most Excited About in April. Paste. April 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Video Premiere: 'Diya Hai' Performed by Arooj Aftab and Badi Assad. April 15, 2021. I Care If You Listen. April 25, 2021.
  3. News: van Gijssel. Robert. Kerkhof. Merlijn. 20 December 2021. Dit zijn de 40 beste albums van 2021. These are the 40 best albums of 2021. live. de Volkskrant. nl. Amsterdam. https://web.archive.org/web/20211221131423/https://www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v/2020/dit-zijn-de-40-beste-albums-van-2021~v458715/. 21 December 2021. 27 December 2021.
  4. Ehrlich. Brenna. December 23, 2021. Best Music of 2021: Staff Picks. live. Rolling Stone. https://archive.today/20211223180826/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/best-music-2021-rolling-stone-staff-albums-1256635/. December 23, 2021. January 2, 2022.
  5. News: Beaumont-Thomas. Ben. Snapes. Laura. December 1, 2021. The 50 best albums of 2021. live. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20211201004446/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/30/the-50-best-albums-of-2021. December 1, 2021. January 2, 2022.
  6. News: Pareles. Jon. Jon Pareles. Caramanica. Jon. Jon Caramanica. Zoladz. Lindsay. December 2, 2021. Best Albums of 2021. live. Los Angeles Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20220101064705/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/music/best-pop-albums.html. January 1, 2022. January 2, 2022.
  7. News: Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab makes it to Barack Obama's Summer Playlist. Dawn. July 12, 2021. July 13, 2021.
  8. Andrew. R. Chow. Raisa. Bruner. May 26, 2021. The Best Songs of 2021 So Far. live. Time. https://web.archive.org/web/20210601053738/https://time.com/6049945/best-songs-2021-so-far/. June 1, 2021. January 2, 2022.
  9. News: Pareles. Jon. Jon Pareles. Caramanica. Jon. Jon Caramanica. Russonello. Giovanni. April 23, 2021. Weezer's Rock 'n' Roll Nostalgia Trip, and 10 More New Songs. live. The New York Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710224540/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/arts/music/playlist-weezer-youngboy-yola.html. July 10, 2021. January 2, 2022. limited.
  10. Web site: 2022 GRAMMYs Awards: Complete Nominations List. 2021-11-23. GRAMMY.com. 2021-11-27.

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