Hoodies All Summer

Hoodies All Summer
Studio album by Kano
Released	30 August 2019
Recorded	2016–19
Genre	British hip hop grime [1]
Length	39:16
Label	Parlophone Bigger Picture Music
Producer	Blue May Jodi Milliner Hal Ritson
Kano chronology
Made in the Manor (2016) Hoodies All Summer (2019)
Singles from Hoodies All Summer
"Trouble" Released: 19 July 2019 "Class of Deja" Released: 19 July 2019

Hoodies All Summer is the sixth studio album by British rapper Kano. The album was released on 30 August 2019 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It follows the album Made in the Manor which was released in 2016. It includes guest appearances from Ghetts, D Double E, Popcaan, Kojo Funds and Lil Silva, with production handled by Blue May and Jodi Milliner.

Promotion

The album was announced on 19 July 2019, alongside its cover art and track listing. Two singles were released on the same day: "Trouble" and "Class of Deja" featuring D Double E and Ghetts. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10 [3]
Metacritic	79/100 [4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Clash	9/10 [6]
The Daily Telegraph	[1]
Exclaim!	9/10 [7]
Financial Times	[8]
The Guardian	[9]
Mojo	[10]
NME	[11]
The Observer	[12]
Q	[13]

Hoodies All Summer was met with critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 79, indicating "generally well received", based on 13 reviews. ^[4]

Kitty Empire of The Observer stressed the album's "clarion-clear narratives about knife crime and the importance of good times", adding that these topics are "delivered not just with anger and pathos, but humour." ^[9] William Rosebury of The Line of Best Fit concluded that Hoodies All Summer is "an exceptional achievement, proving once again that Kano is one of the UK’s most versatile, thoughtful and talented voices", while complimenting the stripped-back production that "consistently ensures that Kano’s voice is always front and centre." ^[14]

Hoodies all Summer was also nominated for the 2020 Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Free Years Later"	Kane Robinson Blue May Jodi Milliner Trevor Romeo Paul Hale Sade Adu	May Hal Ritson Milliner	3:52
2.	"Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil"	Robinson May Milliner	May Milliner	4:25
3.	"Trouble"	Robinson May Milliner Alexander Burnett Sam Beste	May Milliner	5:02
4.	"Pan-Fried" (featuring Kojo Funds)	Robinson May Milliner Errol Bellot	May Milliner	3:30
5.	"Can't Hold We Down" (featuring Popcaan)	Robinson May Milliner Cleveland Browne Clifton Bailey Wycliffe Johnson Andrae Sutherland	May Milliner	4:27
6.	"Teardrops"	Robinson May Milliner Duke Reid Migual Collins	May Milliner	4:23
7.	"Bang Down Your Door"	Robinson May Milliner Hindman	May Milliner	1:32
8.	"Got My Brandy, Got My Beats" (featuring Lil Silva)	Robinson May Milliner Napier	May Milliner	3:46
9.	"Class of Deja" (featuring D Double E and Ghetts)	Robinson May Milliner Darren Dixon Justin Clarke	May Milliner	3:29
10.	"SYM"	Robinson May Milliner Malinga Napier	May Milliner	4:50
Total length:				39:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[15]

Musicians

• Kano – main artist, claps ("Trouble")
• Blue May – production (all tracks), synthesiser ("Free Years Later"), claps ("Trouble"), tambourine ("Trouble"), piano ("Bang Down Your Door")
• Jodi Milliner – production (all tracks), piano ("Can't Hold We Down", "Teardrops", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats", "SYM"), bass ("Trouble", "Teardrops"), synthesiser ("Free Years Later", "Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Can't Hold We Down", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats"), claps ("Trouble")
• Hal Ritson – production, violin ("Free Years Later")
• Louise Clare Marshall – vocals ("Free Years Later")
• Nerys Richards – cello ("Free Years Later")
• Sam Beste – piano ("Free Years Later", "Trouble")
• Marianne Haynes – violin ("Free Years Later")
• Amy Stanford – viola ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
• Gita Langley – violin ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
• Kotono Sato – violin ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
• Beverly Tawiah – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
• Emily Holligan – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
• Olivia Williams – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
• Vula Malinga – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
• Wilson Atie – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
• Valentina Pappalardo – backing vocals ("Got My Brandy, Got My Beats")

Technical

• Blue May – mixing (all tracks), programming ("Free Years Later", "Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Trouble", "Pan-Fried", "Can't Hold We Down", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats", "Class of Deja"), synthesiser programming ("Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Bang Down Your Door", "Class of Deja")
• Jodi Milliner – programming ("Teardrops"), drum programming (all tracks except "Bang Down Your Door"), synthesiser programming ("Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Pan-Fried", "Class of Deja", "SYM")
• Amy Langley – arranging, cello ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
• Hal Ritson – programming ("Free Years Later")
• Matt Colton – mastering ("Free Years Later")
• Quays – drum programming ("Bang Down Your Door")
• Richard Adlam – programming ("Free Years Later")
• Scott Knapper – engineer (all tracks)

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [16]	40
UK Albums (OCC) [17]	8

References

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