Kill the Vultures (album)

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Kill the Vultures
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Studio album by
Kill the Vultures
ReleasedApril 19, 2005
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length31:45
Label Jib Door
Kill the Vultures chronology
Kill the Vultures
(2005)		 The Careless Flame
(2006)

Kill the Vultures is the debut album by Minnesota alternative hip hop group Kill the Vultures. It was released in 2005 by Jib Door.

Contents

Kill the Vultures was a spinoff of hip-hop quintet Oddjobs, consisting of four of its five members who had moved home to Minnesota from California after Oddjobs' breakup. Taking a new artistic direction from Oddjobs' more mainstream rap sound, Kill the Vultures pursued riskier material influenced by film noir and jazz. [1]

Reception

Kill the Vultures
Review scores
SourceRating
CMJ New Music Monthly Favorable [2]
Fake For Real(positive) [3]

Christopher Weingarten of CMJ New Music Monthly compared the album favorably to Tom Waits' Real Gone, calling it a "dark, brooding mess that clatters with the clanking toys stolen from the Bone Machine." [2] Music website Oddboll called the album "hip hop for John Cage and free jazz fans." [4]

The A.V. Club named Kill The Vultures one of the best Minnesota-made albums of 2005, praising its "raw, experimental hip-hop" and the performances of the three MCs, especially the "intense, wild, biting delivery" of Crescent Moon. [5]

The album received positive critical attention in Europe, leading to a string of concerts across the continent and a steady European following. [6] French website Fake For Real wrote positively about Kill the Vultures, calling it "urgent and accusatory hardcore rap" that serves as "a denunciation of our industrial and mechanical society. ... a series of devastating sax volleys, dismembered pianos and relentless percussion, and punk is never far away." [3]

In its hometown, Kill the Vultures was named 2005's Best Hip-Hop Artist in Minneapolis alt-weekly City Pages' annual music poll. [7] The group also placed third in City Pages annual "Picked To Click" band poll the same year. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Lovin' You Dangerous"3:28
2."Hidden Signals"1:56
3."The Vultures"3:11
4."7/8/09"3:07
5."Good Intentions"4:50
6."Sick Days Are Upon Us"3:35
7."Beasts Of Burden"5:10
8."Howl N' Heal"2:12
9."Behind These Eyes"3:58

Credits

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Diane (October 23, 2015). "Six years in the making, new LP Carnelian sees Kill the Vultures soar". City Pages . Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
  2. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (2004). "Reviews: Kill the Vultures, Kill the Vultures". CMJ New Music Monthly . No. 134. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 43. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Bertot, Sylvain (June 10, 2006). "KILL THE VULTURES - Kill the Vultures". Fake For Real. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Kill The Vultures, "Kill The Vultures" (2005)". Oddboll. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ Snively, Jessica (December 16, 2005). "2005: The Year In Music (Loon State Edition)". A.V. Club . Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Hewitt, Gabe (February 9, 2015). "Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures back in class for a greater purpose". City College News: Minneapolis Community & Technical College. Minneapolis–Saint Paul . Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Best Hip-Hop Artist (2005): Kill the Vultures". City Pages . Retrieved October 29, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ Terhark, Chuck (September 28, 2005). "You Slay Me: Former Oddjobbers turn dark days into avant-rap as Kill the Vultures". City Pages . Minneapolis–Saint Paul. Archived from the original on June 29, 2006.
  9. ↑ "Kill The Vultures - Kill The Vultures". AllMusic . Retrieved May 29, 2023.
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