RPA & the United Nations of Sound: United Nations of Sound | CD review

(Parlophone)It says a lot that "I'm like a fish with legs" is one of the least baffling lyrics to be found on Richard Ashcroft's latest musical attempt to sate his ego. Featuring a handful of respected session musicians and produced by hip-hop producer No I.D. (Kanye West, Jay-Z), United Nations of Sound is less hip-hop collective, more Ashcroft solo album with dated beats bolted on. So, the awfully titled Beatitudes starts with a simple drum tattoo before Ashcroft suffocates it with lashings of...

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