As Cruel As School Children

Product Description This upstate NY 4-piece hip-hop band fuse crisp guitar rhythms, deep melodic bass lines, head cracking beats, and conscious lyrics to create a sound truly their own. Their debut full-length, "The Papercut Chronicles", has sold over 32,000 copies, converting anyone within ear shot into fans. This, their follow-up, is surely going to launch the band to the next level. Tienda The Roots aren't the only hip-hop group to build their sound around live instrumentation. Yet this Upstate New York quartet doesn't sound much like Philly's finest. Further, As Cruel as School Children is more radio-ready than previous efforts, especially "Cupid's Chokehold," which appropriates Supertramp's "Breakfast in America" to fine effect, i.e. "Take a look at my girlfriend / She's the only one I got." (A different mix appears on The Papercut Chronicles.) Not many indie-pop artists can freestyle, though, as frontman Travis McCoy proves on "Sloppy Love Jingle, Pts. 1-3," a trio of a cappella raps. Aside from dividing these tracks into "periods," "study halls," and the like, in fitting with the high school theme, McCoy's narratives touch on teachers, cheerleaders, and lunch room chatter. Guests include William Beckett (The Academy Is...) on "7 Weeks" and Speech (Arrested Development) on "Biter's Block." Cruel as School Children was co-produced by Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy) and released by band mate Pete Wentz's Decaydance imprint. Stump, who pops up in the "Cupid" video, also provides programming and backing vocals. --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5.63 x 5.08 x 0.39 pulgadas; 3.39 Onzas Fabricante : Fueled by Raman Número de modelo del producto : MFR645131208620#VG Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2006 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 10, 2007 Etiqueta : Fueled by Raman ASIN : B000FUF80W Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº21,180 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº92 en Rap Experimental (CDs y Vinilo) nº421 en Rock Indie nº477 en Rap Pop (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.6 de 5 estrellas 165 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 5.63 x 5.08 x 0.39 pulgadas; 3.39 Onzas Fabricante : Fueled by Raman Número de modelo del producto : MFR645131208620#VG Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2006 Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Febrero 10, 2007 Etiqueta : Fueled by Raman ASIN : B000FUF80W Número de discos : 1