Skinner has matured remarkably over the past two decades, and None of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive is a refreshing marker of his evolution from shy hopeless lad to eloquent wordsmith, and it is packed with poetic realism that tells an inconvenient truth. In all, nine years was well worth the wait to see Skinner return to form.
On the whole, this is The Streets we love, Skinner’s observational wit picking up on the nuances of relationships and weekends after dark with as much astuteness as he did back in the early noughties.
Where The Streets records can sometimes be sonically confusing or overcooked, this one grooves along like his very best, with him chatting, musing and mischievously free-associating like a genial host right at the heart of it.
A lot has happened since Mike Skinner bowed out in 2011 – and this ‘album of rap duets’ is full of riches.
For better or worse (mostly better), None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive captures the feeling of the Streets past, while laying out a path for its present and future.
It’s clear that there’s still a creative spark within Mike Skinner, and he’s not afraid to risk his reputation to make it burn.
He still has his moments and his production remains strong, but None of Us will likely stand as a decent placeholder as the Streets move forward.
The key takeaway from None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive is simply that the Streets is still around and making music. Given the raging dumpster fire better known as 2020, that’s not nothing. But in a summer full of triumphant blasts from the past, it’s certainly not enough.
None of Us are Getting Out of This Life Alive illustrates Skinner playing a caricature of a cynical middle-aged man, which makes sense on the surface (he IS 40 now), but grows tiresome when engaged with little nuance.
As we reach the turn of a new year, I realized that there would be no better way than to end off one of the worst years with its worst album. Granted, I’ve never been a fan of The Streets. I’ve always admired and appreciated them more than I’ve indulged in the enjoyment of their music. Skinner’s off-kilter flow and idiosyncratic instrumentals were always more enthralling in concept rather than execution. Even if I personally didn’t enjoy it, I could always respect ... read more
TERIBLE TERIBLE TERIBLE STUPID BAD ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Blablsblsblzblsbpsablab THATS HOW THE STREETS RAPS IT IS TERIBLE YOU STUPID MAN!!!!!! WHAT A STUPID IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HATE YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKERING THE WORSTEST ALBUM AND IT IS BAD AND I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT SO MUCH WHAT A STUPID STUPID ALBUM!!!!!!!!!!!
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THIS IS ONE OF THE WORSTEST ALBUMS OF 2020BECAUSE IT IS A BAD ALBUM IT IS ASTUPID ALBUM IT HAS BAD SONGS IT HAS STUPID SONGS AND IT HAS BAD RAPS AND IT HAS STUPID RAPS. ... read more
Call My Phone Thinking I'm Doing Nothing Better: 35/100
None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive: 55/100
I Wish You Loved You As Much As You Love Him: 30/100
You Can't Afford Me: 40/100
I Know Something You Did: 50/100
Eskimo Ice: 45/100
Phone Is Always In My Hand: 50/100
The Poison I Take Hoping You Will Suffer: 60/100
Same Direction: 35/100
Falling Down: 40/100
Conspiracy Theory Freestyle: 55/100
Take Me As I Am: 65/100
Total Score: 4.2
1 | Call My Phone Thinking I'm Doing Nothing Better 2:48 with Tame Impala | 100 |
2 | None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive 3:53 feat. IDLES | 100 |
3 | I Wish You Loved You as Much as You Love Him 2:53 feat. Donae'o, Greentea Peng | 100 |
4 | You Can't Afford Me 3:05 feat. Ms Banks | 100 |
5 | I Know Something You Did 3:38 feat. Jesse James Solomon | 100 |
6 | Eskimo Ice 3:22 feat. Kasien | 100 |
7 | Phone Is Always in My Hand 3:20 feat. Dapz On The Map | 100 |
8 | The Poison I Take Hoping You Will Suffer 3:20 feat. Oscar #Worldpeace | 100 |
9 | Same Direction 3:14 feat. Jimothy Lacoste | 100 |
10 | Falling Down 2:52 feat. Hak Baker | 100 |
11 | Conspiracy Theory Freestyle 3:04 feat. Robert Harvey | 100 |
12 | Take Me As I Am 3:06 with Chris Lorenzo | 100 |
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