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How I Got Over [LP] in Bloomington, MN
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The not-very-hip-hop
Dirty Projectors
,
Monsters of Folk
Patty Crash
, and
Joanna Newsom
contribute one way or another to
How I Got Over
. Rest assured, the ninth studio album from the
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
house band is very much its own, and skeptics should be reminded that hip-hop history is filled with figures as unlikely as
Billy Squier
(who probably did not bump into
Run-D.M.C.
backstage at
The Alan Thicke Show
). Very much in line with recent albums like
Game Theory
and
Rising Down
, neither of which was tailored for a good time,
is the most subdued of the three. The blood doesn't really get pumping until the fifth track. Up to that point, however, the band creates some of its most downcast and alluring material, covering solitude, self-destruction, and just about every planetary ill. It's all vividly conveyed through pensive arrangements, sobering rhymes, spooky choruses, and even spookier backing vocals.
Truck North
P.O.R.N.
Dice Raw
Blu
make gripping contributions, but no one cuts to the chase quite like
Black Thought
, who can condense modern reality into one deftly delivered and commanding line, like "Got immunized for both flus, I'm still sick." From there, the spirit lifts a little, though the songs are still deeply planted in realism. The title track is modern soul-blues that cooks, assisted by some serious singing from
and an inspiring chorus from
. On
"Now or Never,"
Phonte
's dejection ("My role was cast before I even auditioned for it") is tempered with
's glints of determination. For good measure, or perhaps for the sake of a little balance, the back half also features a hardcore boast session between
Thought
Peedi Peedi
that cannot be disregarded. This is yet another
Roots
album that lends itself to repeated, beginning-to-end listening. It is gracefully and cleverly sequenced, from the way the tracks melt into each other to the way
"Doin' It Again"
utilizes
John Legend
's anguished
"Again"
prior to transitioning into the subtly anthemic
"The Fire,"
which features a fresh collaboration withâ?¦
. ~ Andy Kellman
Dirty Projectors
,
Monsters of Folk
Patty Crash
, and
Joanna Newsom
contribute one way or another to
How I Got Over
. Rest assured, the ninth studio album from the
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
house band is very much its own, and skeptics should be reminded that hip-hop history is filled with figures as unlikely as
Billy Squier
(who probably did not bump into
Run-D.M.C.
backstage at
The Alan Thicke Show
). Very much in line with recent albums like
Game Theory
and
Rising Down
, neither of which was tailored for a good time,
is the most subdued of the three. The blood doesn't really get pumping until the fifth track. Up to that point, however, the band creates some of its most downcast and alluring material, covering solitude, self-destruction, and just about every planetary ill. It's all vividly conveyed through pensive arrangements, sobering rhymes, spooky choruses, and even spookier backing vocals.
Truck North
P.O.R.N.
Dice Raw
Blu
make gripping contributions, but no one cuts to the chase quite like
Black Thought
, who can condense modern reality into one deftly delivered and commanding line, like "Got immunized for both flus, I'm still sick." From there, the spirit lifts a little, though the songs are still deeply planted in realism. The title track is modern soul-blues that cooks, assisted by some serious singing from
and an inspiring chorus from
. On
"Now or Never,"
Phonte
's dejection ("My role was cast before I even auditioned for it") is tempered with
's glints of determination. For good measure, or perhaps for the sake of a little balance, the back half also features a hardcore boast session between
Thought
Peedi Peedi
that cannot be disregarded. This is yet another
Roots
album that lends itself to repeated, beginning-to-end listening. It is gracefully and cleverly sequenced, from the way the tracks melt into each other to the way
"Doin' It Again"
utilizes
John Legend
's anguished
"Again"
prior to transitioning into the subtly anthemic
"The Fire,"
which features a fresh collaboration withâ?¦
. ~ Andy Kellman
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