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Album review: Gil Scott-Heron's and Jamie xx's 'We're New Here'

Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx make music about seemingly opposite subjects. Scott-Heron's long career in spoken word and proto-rap anticipated hip-hop's rage, and his exquisitely bedraggled tone is its own evidence for the toll of urban decay. Jamie xx, the...

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03:33 on February 22 2011

Album review: Gil Scott-Heron's and Jamie xx's 'We're New Here'

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx make music about seemingly opposite subjects. Scott-Heron's long career in spoken word and proto-rap anticipated hip-hop's rage, and his exqu... more info

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