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(10/22/17 8:22pm)
By Jamie Alexander
4/7
King Krule’s new album, The Ooz, came out this past Friday. I’ll come out and say I’ve been a King Krule fan for a while. His first EP, King Krule, his first album, 6 Feet Beneath the Moon, and his third project where he goes by his real name, Archy Marshall, were so substantial in developing my music taste and becoming more open minded to new sounds. Enough about me though…
King Krule’s made a name for himself by combining jazz, punk, and hip hop into a beautiful and deep medley that leaves listeners in the aftermath of a whiplash from the best roller coaster they’ve ever ridden. These colliding sounds and his range in vocals flow together in a distinct way making him truly a unique talent.
All this being said, The Ooz was good but it did not measure up to his other work. The fluidity of it just wasn’t up to par and it felt very divided.
I definitely enjoyed the B side way more than the A side. Other than the opening song, "Biscuit Town", I could’ve gone without listening to much of the first 9 songs. They felt very forced and applied his voice into situations that didn’t quite fit with the song or his style.
That being said, some of the lyrics in songs like "Dum Surfer" and "Lonely Blue" save them from being duds.
From the 10th song, "Emergency Blip", to the last, "La Lune", the album does a 180. Songs like "Czech One", "Vidual", "Half Man Half Shark", and "The Ooz" feel more at home for King Krule but it was still fresh enough to not be a reproduction of his previous work.
He jumps back and forth from a buffer song to a more upbeat song on the second half that takes you down a winding road of magnificent sounds.
One of the buffers is "Bermondsey Bosom (Right)". This is a spoken verse song that uses past song titles to tie together a self-reflective message.
He ends the album strong and the second to last song, "Midnight 01 (Deep Sea Diver)" even includes a small snippet of the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia theme song.
Altogether The Ooz has some great songs that should be listened to but as an entire cohesive album it missed the mark.
(11/21/16 7:42pm)
If you're traveling for the holidays, feel free to enjoy this playlist for your music needs. Listen to these travelin' tunes, and have a great break. We're going to need it considering the doom that is to come: FINALS.
(11/17/16 4:58am)
Rating: 7/7
Hip hop group, A Tribe Called Quest released a new album Friday, Nov. 11 after an 18-year hiatus. We got it from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service is a long-awaited piece of art that does not disappoint its listeners, especially a die-hard fan of the group like myself.
It stays true to the group’s experimental hip hop genre, but with a faint outer space theme, a few of the featured artists, and the absence of Phife Dawg’s comedic tributes (besides some samples from past songs), the album takes a different turn than some of the group’s earlier works like The Anthology or The Low End Theory.
“The Space Program,” the very first song on the album, instantly shocked me for its inclusion of the Oompa Loompa song from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. That’s when I knew that this was going to be one of 2016’s most substantial pieces of music for its ability to mix older music and new techniques.
Interstellar sounds similar to the ones in 2001: A Space Odyssey can be heard in many of the songs’ backgrounds. The fourth track, “Solid Wall of Sound," samples Elton John’s famous “Bennie and the Jets." These samples enhance some sense of nostalgia and warm feelings, however, the rest of the album incorporates so much more that makes this a total trip to listen to.
We got it from Here also features large names like Kanye West, Andre 3000, Kendrick Lamar, Busta Rhymes, as well as an upcoming artist, Anderson .Paak, who is featured in the song “Movin Backwards."
The album heavily comments on the societal state of the U.S., especially in the song “Dis Generation,” as well as pays tribute to Phife Dawg who passed away earlier this year. The song “Lost Somebody," featuring a Jack White guitar solo, honors the loss of the beloved member.
Although this album generally veers from the group’s adored past albums, it combines the new sounds of hip hop and rap with Tribe’s previous influences exquisitely.
Hopefully this won’t be the last album we see from A Tribe Called Quest.