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- Summary: The debut full-length release on Sub Pop for the Seattle hip-hop duo of Stasia Irons and Catherine Harris-White features Shabazz Palaces' Ishmael Butler as a guest singer.
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- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Genre(s): Rap, R&B, Pop/Rock, Alternative Rap, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B
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Mar 29, 2012Had it not been for the underground releases, this disc would be one of 2012's best debuts.
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Mar 28, 2012It's a solid record through and through, and a powerful testament to hip-hop's potential for challenging, inspiring and pushing beyond the boundaries of genre toward new and exciting forms of hybridity and interconnection.
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Apr 24, 2012Put succinctly, awE NaturalE leaves listeners wanting more.
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Apr 9, 2012Often on 'Awe Naturale', the songs are suddenly cut off before they get into their stride and leave you wanting more of their soulful jams with a rap twist. Regardless, this is a largely enjoyable debut from this versatile duo.
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May 7, 2012Their vocals are overshadowed by the hypnotic momentum of their grooves: dense and swampy, with thick jazz harmonies and, often, rhythms that lurch and skip, demanding alertness because they keep things off balance.
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Mar 27, 2012THEESatisfaction's zoned songwriting won't earn any retrospection, but it's wonderfully reassuring that they made an album like awE naturalE--it's living proof that unique statements can still be made in those old, unstylish indie-hop tenants.
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Mar 27, 2012The lyrics (and their alternately crooned and flat-rapped delivery) are nothing new is probably the worst that can be said of them.
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