Dying in Stereo
Dying in Stereo is the second release by New York City-based alternative hip hop group Northern State. It has been described variously as an EP and a "mini-album". Nevertheless, it is usually described as their official debut album, since their first release was just a self-released four-song demo. This led PopMatters to describe it as a "litmus test" that will determine "what will happen to white, female, feminist rappers, who aren’t pencil-thin or supermodel pretty."[1]
Reception
The album received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2] The exceptions to this trend included Pitchfork Media, which gave it a scathing review in which the reviewer, Michael Idov, described the album as "the most heinous hip-hop release since MC Skat Kat went solo",[3] and Drowned in Sound, which described Northern State as "a pointless hybrid of the Beastie Boys and *N-tyce (from the female wing of the Wu)."[4] Many other critics also compared Dying in Stereo's music to that of the Beastie Boys.[5]
Track listing
- A Thousand Words 3:37
- Trinity 4:11
- At the Party 3:42
- The Man's Dollar 3:28
- Vicious Cycle 4:39
- Signal Flow (You Can't Fade Me) 4:07
- All the Same 4:05
- Dying in Stereo 4:47
References
- 1 2 Powers, Devon (30 June 2003). "Dying in Stereo Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 Dying in Stereo, Metacritic
- 1 2 Idov, Michael (2003) "Northern State Dying in Stereo", Pitchfork Media, July 17, 2003
- 1 2 McKeating, Scott (13 April 2003). "Dying in Stereo". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- 1 2 Reilly, Phoebe (15 July 2003). "Northern State Start the Party". Spin. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, MacKenzie. "Dying in Stereo". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Hermes, Will (6 June 2003). "Dying In Stereo (2003)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Carhart-Harris (2 June 2003). "Dying in Stereo". NME. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "CG: Northern State". Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Hoard, Christian (June 12, 2003). "Northern State, Dying in Stereo". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Archived from the original on May 24, 2003. Retrieved December 20, 2014.