▁vocals ▁Jeff rey ▁Ze ig ler : ▁C ello ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Cic ada ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁Robin ▁D ens el ow , ▁writing ▁for ▁The ▁Guardian , ▁gave ▁the ▁album ▁four ▁out ▁of ▁five ▁stars . ▁Call ing ▁it ▁" a ▁brave ▁and ▁unexpected ▁record ", ▁he ▁was ▁compl iment ary ▁of ▁several ▁tracks ▁but ▁sing led ▁out ▁the ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁Gang b é ▁Br ass ▁Band , ▁Natal ie ▁Mer chant , ▁and ▁the ▁K ron os ▁Quart et ▁as ▁highlight s . ▁In ▁another ▁four - star ▁review , ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁pra ised ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ec lect ic ▁make up ▁and ▁concluded , ▁" E ven ▁if ▁Cic ada ▁doesn ' t ▁sur pass ▁the ▁novel ty ▁or ▁the ▁awards ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁debut , ▁Bah am ut , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁CD ▁of ▁spect ac ular ▁a ural ▁aur ora ; ▁one ▁that ▁brings ▁an ▁authentic , ▁multi - refer enced , ▁American ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁world ▁music ." ▁ ▁Bill ▁L up ole tt i , ▁host ▁of ▁the ▁" Global ▁a ▁Go - Go " ▁program ▁on ▁W RI R ▁public ▁radio , ▁called ▁Cic ada ▁a ▁" br illiant ▁album ", ▁highlight ing ▁" Child ▁of ▁a ▁Bl ind ▁Man ", ▁" I ' ve ▁Be en ▁L on ely ▁for ▁So ▁Long ", ▁" W alk ing ▁St ick ", ▁" So ▁Glad ", ▁and ▁" D ead ▁Crow " ▁as ▁the ▁album '