| Beak & Claw | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2012 [1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, electronic, indie pop | |||
| Length | 18:00 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| S / S / S chronology | ||||
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Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012. [1] If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone. [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 62/100 [4] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A− [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+ [6] |
| Paste | 6.7/10 [7] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10 [8] |
| Under the Radar |   [9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 out of 10 stars, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics." [9] He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names." [9] Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment." [4]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Museum Day" | 6:03 |
| 2. | "Beyond Any Doubt" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "If This Is Real" (featuring Shara Worden) | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Octomom" (featuring Doseone) | 4:35 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
S / S / S
Additional musicians
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