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80
Inevitably, fans of any constituent member will find vivid snatches of past guises strewn across the debut's ten tracks, but the collective whole works toward something more, determined to dart off into the unknown at every labyrinthine lyrical turn.
10y
70
Serious aficionados of hip hop, or nu-metal, or any of the flavors that crop up in Nevermen, might scoff at the whimsy of it all ... But then, Patton’s never been serious about anything, and that’s integral to the whole project.
10y
70
Bit by bit ... the dissonance and contrasts interweave into a tapestry that’s much more logical than is first apparent.
10y
70
The debut album from Nevermen ... finds the three artists pushing the capabilities of their voices to the breaking point, and their cohorts to keep up.
10y
70
So many jerks of the steering wheel may not be for the faint of heart, but the trio coheres remarkably well, and the blizzard of ideas works like regular blasts of fresh oxygen or caffeine. Or both.
10y
70
Nevermen hits enough familiar places that fans of any of the three any individual artists will be able to enjoy it.
10y
67
In large part, the songs on Nevermen come across exactly as that: songs, specifically made in a studio by a group of individually talented musicians. That’s fine, but Nevermen are also able to wrest unearthly and altogether human sounds from their vocal chords and a selection of objects. When they accomplish that feat together, it’s hard to settle for anything else.
10y
60
Musically, it's in line with any number of Doseone's other collaborative projects, fluidly blending abstract hip-hop, indie rock, and atmospheric electronic elements, but with a bit more of a radio-friendly guitar crunch than on the rapper's usual ventures.
10y
58
Nobody's accusing the band of being short on ideas—after seven years, they've assembled an extensive playbook indeed—but flitting from one chrome plaything to another gets exhausting quickly.
10y
40
Too often ... we hear nothing new – certainly not from Adebimpe’s camp – meaning that ‘Nevermen’ never really moves beyond mere vanity project.
10y
20
These are three very accomplished musicians getting together for the fun of it, with no need of anyone’s approval. Therein lies the problem.
10y
This self titled album is a bold, eccentric album that thrives on chaos and unpredictability. It’s packed with quirky rhythms, genre-blurring sounds, and a raw energy that feels refreshingly unpolished. The music is playful and experimental, often veering into strange, almost surreal territory.
That said, the album’s strength can also be its weakness. The sheer density of ideas sometimes overwhelms, and not every track lands as cohesively as it could. It’s more of an ... read more
Man, Tunde Adebimpe and Mike Patton on the same project.
Pizza is delicious and for sure a 10/10. Pineapple is my favorite fruit, so I'd have to give it an easy 9. Put them together though and it kind of nulls what makes each so great, but it's doable. It's 7/10 territory.
the vocal work on this particular album is so fucking odd it actually ruins the whole concept of the album, the only aspect i only really liked was the production and even then the right sounds weren’t being used in my opinion, hard one to rate
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Track List
| 1 | Dark Ear 3:35 | |
| 2 | Treat Em Right 2:19 | |
| 3 | Wrong Animal Right Trap 3:24 | |
| 4 | Tough Towns 5:09 | |
| 5 | Hate On 4:30 | |
| 6 | Mr. Mistake 2:46 | |
| 7 | Shellshot 4:45 | |
| 8 | At Your Service 2:54 | |
| 9 | Non Babylon 3:13 | |
| 10 | Fame II: The Wreckoning 5:49 |
Total Length: 38 minutes
