Shabazz Palaces: Black Up – review

(Sub Pop)In January 2010 a guy called Rich Jensen (@richjensen) sent out a cryptic tweet. "Somebody has to say it: Neumos Friday felt like OK Hotel (April 17, '91) when an Aberdeen trio first dropped a song about teen deodorant."It's worth translating. The Seattle gig Jensen had witnessed the previous Friday, at a venue called Neumos, was like seeing Nirvana on the cusp of "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The band in question? A shadowy new hip-hop outfit called Shabazz Palaces.Even within the realms ...

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