Flies (song)

"Flies"
Single by Death Grips
from the album Year of the Snitch
Released	May 22, 2018
Genre	Experimental hip hop
Length	2:33
Label	Harvest Records Third Worlds
Songwriter(s)	Zach Hill Stefan Burnett
Death Grips singles chronology
"Black Paint" (2018) "Flies" (2018) "Hahaha" (2018)

"Flies" is a song by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album Year of the Snitch , on May 22, 2018, through Third Worlds, an imprint of Harvest Records.

Release

On May 22, 2018, Death Grips shared "Flies" on social media. ^{[1] [2]} The song was released with an accompanying music video. ^[3] "Flies" contains samples of three previously released songs by the band: "I've Seen Footage" and "System Blower" from The Money Store and "Spread Eagle Cross the Block" from Exmilitary. ^{[4] [5]}

Reception

"Flies" received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release. Writing for Consequence of Sound, Randall Colburn described the song as "[evoking] a swarm of winged creatures, its spastic beat underscoring whirring synths, colorful drones, and MC Ride’s trademark bark." ^[6] Jake Boyer of Highsnobiety commended "Flies" for "offering [Death Grips'] usual potent blend of visceral hardcore electro with a heart of utter darkness". ^[7]

References

1. "Ꭰeath Ꮹrips on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
2. Matasci, Matt (2018-05-23). "Death Grips Release Glitchy New Video for Swarming New Song "Flies"". mxdwn Music. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
3. "Video: Death Grips - "Flies" - Watch". Spin . 2018-05-23.
4. "(Raise the dead, raise the dead / Shit is mine / Serpent tongue, serpent tongue, serpent tongue / Serpent tongue, serpent tongue, serpent tongue)". Genius. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
5. "Flies by Death Grips on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
6. Colburn, Randall (2018-05-22). "Death Grips unleash a noisy swarm with new song "Flies": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
7. "A$AP Rocky's "Buck Shots" & More Best New Songs From This Week". Highsnobiety. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2018-05-26.