The Roots- How I Got Over (EXP)

The Roots- How I Got Over (EXP)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

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they reveal Phoenix's deep love and even deeper knowledge of '80s pop magic in their deft major-to-minor key changes and strategically placed buildups and breakdowns

) The 2008 deluxe reissue of BRIGHTEN THE CORNERS contains a second disc of rare

"September" with Italian icon Zucchero

lead single "Watch the Corners" makes it clear that this album will earn its place in the band's stellar discography

Faith In Nothing Except In Salvation Mysteriously appearing on the scene 2 years ago with the critically acclaimed Serpent Music

Open horizons shows the clutter of our lives to be transient

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along with his beatific approach to melodic structure and vocal phrasing - but there's miles of space surrounding it

His fanbase expands on every release and it's no surprise that that fanbase includes peers such as Madlib ("ahead of his time")

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