I'll Sleep When You're Dead - El-P
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80 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: El-P's long-anticipated second solo disc features collaborations with Cat Power, Trent Reznor, Matt Sweeney, Aesop Rock, and The Mars Volta.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Stylus Magazine
    100
    Ultimately, I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead displays a type of artistic growth almost alien to the genre.
  2. Pitchfork
    80
    It's a scary, difficult album, but one well suited for our times.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    El-P has masterfully used New York’s dark corners as a productive muse on I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead.
  4. Mojo
    60
    El-P's portentous delivery lacks poetics. [May 2007, p.110]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. johnnyb.
    10
    I would call el-p ahead of his time, but I don't think time will ever catch him.
  2. hypernation
    10
    this album along with Saul williams niggy tardust will completely change your view on what hip hop is capable of. Incredible, diverse and all too rare in this landscape of mediocrity.… Expand
  3. JTR
    8
    Dope. Musically melodic, lyrically satisfying, superior in every way to all contemporary rap artists. Builds on the foundations of Fantastic Damage, and adds nuances and fixtures that floorplan lacked. What's wrong with deep production value when holistically the package is so complete?… Expand
  4. TristramC
    6
    Its no Fantastic Damage. A lot of the edge has dulled. The production is fun to listen to in a masterbratory, way to fret over, kind of way. I dunno. Its El-P and all but I was kinda disappointed.… Expand

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