★★★★★
If you thought " Undun " was too
short for a Roots album then in the words of a currently popular pro
wrestler "I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS." The Roots' latest album "...And
Then You Shoot Your Cousin" is even smaller at just over 33
minutes, meaning their side project with Elvis Costello last year
was 67% longer than this album. I don't want to inundate you with
a lot of boring statistics, but I do need to illustrate to some
degree that this is The Roots of now and the future...
- rapreviews.com
2014-06-10
★★★★★
While first listening to ...and then you shoot your cousin on a hot Sunday afternoon, I'm riding my bike down a familiar street only a few blocks away from the home in which I've lived for 18 years, and suddenly I'm completely lost. As Patty Crash's light, lazy hook on "Never" contrasts rap motifs with the helpless feeling of being radically present, unknowing, and vulnerable ("Street dreams/ Close your eyes/ Say goodbye to my memory"), Arizona's summer sun beats down heavily and obscures my...
- www.tinymixtapes.com
2014-06-07
★★★★★
It can be difficult to gain a balanced perspective on an album after reading a single summary of the music. Bias can tilt a review, as can personal taste, history and just about everything else that is unique to the person writing it. So in an effort to offer an expanded perspective in such a medium, here are four reactions, four impressions, four takes on And Then You Shoot Your Cousin by The Roots...
- www.reviler.org
2014-06-07
★★★★★
There are an infinite number of reasons to like The Roots. For one, the hip-hop group has put out more than a few classic records, and even the ones that don't reach that status are still fantastic. The fact that they are a traditional band while the rest of hip-hop has moved away from live instrumentation (or anything that resembles traditional instruments at all) is at the very least commendable, but it's never worn as a crutch...
- absolutepunk.net
2014-06-05
★★★★★
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The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your CousinThe Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your CousinRelease Date: May 19, 2014
Record Label: Def Jam
There are an infinite number of reasons to like The Roots. For one, the hip-hop group has put out more than a few classic records, and even the ones that don't reach that status are still fantastic...
- www.absolutepunk.net
2014-06-05
★★★★★
Tweet The Roots Are On Fire The Roots are one of those bands that doesn't really need an introduction. Even if hip hop isn't your cup of tea, there's a good chance you know who Questlove is. Not only are The Roots an award-winning hip hop act, they also moonlight as Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show band. On their 11th album, ...And Then You Shoot your Cousin, the band continues their legacy of creating great tracks...
- www.mxdwn.com
2014-05-31
★★★★★
With claim to classics upon classics, not to mention the heralded distinction of being one of the only hip-hop acts to avoid the pitfall that was the new millennium by disgorging brilliance at every turn, nobody should have expected this. It really seemed effortless for The Roots to maintain the mantle of "most consistent hip-hop act of all time ever"; they released strong albums every few years like clockwork, with nary a misstep, from 1995 all the way through to 2011...
- www.sputnikmusic.com
2014-05-24
★★★★★
The 11th studio album from the veteran hip hop group (and The Tonight Show house band) is a typically adventurous and uncompromising set with a dark, theatrical, stripped-down sound steeped in '60s avant-soul and jazz, combining dread-filled atmospherics with poignant, hard-hitting lyrics revolving around poverty, racism, oppression, violence and hip hop culture. 5/23/2014
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- kexp.org
2014-05-24
★★★★★
The Roots - ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
By
The Line Of Best Fit
,
23 May 2014, 11:30 BST
7/10
It was easy to objectify things like rage and disaffection during George Bush Junior's eight wild years in the White House...
- www.thelineofbestfit.com
2014-05-24
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