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Exclusive album preview: Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Your chance to hear the stunning new Gil Scott-Heron album before anybody elseNot since Johnny Cash bumped into Rick Rubin have we been so excited about a comeback record. In what will surely be regarded as one of the year's best albums, Gil Scott-Heron's I'm New Here is a project that's been four years in the making â€“ ever since XL boss Richard Russell tracked him down at Rikers Island prison and offered to produce a new LP. The result is an album that touches on many genres, from hip-ho...

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09:43 on February 2 2010

Exclusive album preview: Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here

Guardian Music — Your chance to hear the stunning new Gil Scott-Heron album before anybody elseNot since Johnny Cash bumped into Rick Rubin have we been so excited about a comeback record... more info

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14:23 on February 2 2010

Gil Scott-Heron ... Now With Kanye West Samples!

Stereogum — We told you I'm New Here includes a cover of the Smog song it references. After streaming the collection, we know it also samples West's "Flashing Lights" in the intro an... more info

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16:47 on February 2 2010

Stream Gil Scott-Heronâ€™s album here

Nialler9 — As I enthused last week I’m New Here is Gil Scott-Heron’s first new album in 16 years and I described it as “a mix of spoken word, futuristic blues, dark-stained so... more info

Gil Scott-Heron

16:00 on February 2 2010

Gil Scott-Heron: I'm New Here

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Late last month we brought you the skateboard gang video for Gil Scott-Heron's "Me and the Devil", a track from the forthcoming I'm New Here, which is due out February 9 ... more info

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