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| ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi |
Damascus, Syria
The leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, seems to have broken his 11-month silence with a long audio message in which he mocks the United States, calls on jihadis to rally against the Syrian regime and insists that Canada is now in its crosshairs after the release of the "shitty" new Shania Twain album.
The Twain album, entitled Now was released on Friday to mixed reviews. AllMusic writes that the album "feels fussy, as if every element was triple-guessed because the pressure to have a triumphant comeback was too great." Consequence of Sound said that "the whole album feels like it has been flattened out for the sake of streaming services. Without the big, chewy hooks, the songs tend to bleed together indistinguishably in hindsight.
But the harshest review came from al-Baghdadi, the reclusive leader of ISIS. In a rambling 45-minute audio track obtained by The Sentinel Dispatch, the 46 year old Iraqi calls the album "somewhere between the musical equivalent of a nuclear bomb, and a cure for insomnia." He calls the opening track Swingin' With My Eyes Closed particularly bad. "We've had some pretty shitty songs on Islamic State's Got Talent, but this one takes the cake. It begins with the pathetic lyrics: 'Summer's here, bring it on. Another year, one more beer, another song.' You should see her appearance on Jimmy Fallon, it's truly terrible," says al-Baghdadi. "After a 15 year hiatus, this is the best shit she could come up with? Clearly, Canada has a talent problem."
Prior to releasing the shitty Now, Twain, 52, a native of Timmins, Ontario had major success with hits such as Man, I Feel Like A Woman, Any Man Of Mine, and From This Moment On.
From Our Damascus Bureau
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