So the Flies Don't Come

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So the Flies Don't Come
So the Flies Don't Come (Front Cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Genre Hip hop
Length32:44
Label
  • Ruby Yacht
  • The Order Label
Producer Kenny Segal
Milo chronology
A Toothpaste Suburb
(2014)
So the Flies Don't Come
(2015)
Who Told You to Think??!!?!?!?!
(2017)

So the Flies Don't Come is a studio album by American hip hop musician Milo. It was released on September 25, 2015. [1] The production was handled by Kenny Segal. [2]

Milo (musician) American rapper

Rory Ferreira, better known by his stage name R.A.P. Ferreira, formerly Milo and Scallops Hotel, is an American rapper and producer from Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is currently based in Biddeford, Maine.

Kenny Segal, also known as Syndakit, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. In 2018, Mixmag described him as "one of the best hip-hop producers in the city." He has been a member of Team Supreme, The Kleenrz, and The Jefferson Park Boys.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [3]
The Quietus favorable [4]
Spin 8/10 [5]

Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.4 out of 10, calling it "[Milo's] most fascinating work to date, filling weird, side-winding productions that deflate and wheeze with tumbling lyricism delivered in near spoken word cadences." [3] Gary Suarez of The Quietus wrote, "producer Kenny Segal leans towards jazz abstractions, full of billowy smoke instead of the more typical boom bap dust." [4]

<i>Pitchfork</i> (website) online music magazine

Pitchfork is an American online magazine launched in 1995 by Ryan Schreiber, based in Chicago, Illinois, and owned by Condé Nast. Being developed during Schreiber's tenure in a record store at the time, the magazine developed a reputation for its extensive focus on independent music, but has since expanded to a variety of coverage on both indie and popular music.

The Quietus is a British online music and pop culture magazine founded by John Doran and Luke Turner. The site is an editorially independent publication led by Doran with a group of freelance journalists and critics.

It was ranked at number 26 on Rolling Stone 's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2015" list, [6] as well as number 37 on Spin 's "50 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015" list. [7] The New York Observer named it the 5th best hip-hop album of 2015, [8] while The Boston Globe named it the 7th best hip-hop album of 2015. [9] Impose placed it at number 17 on the "Best Albums of 2015" list. [10]

<i>Rolling Stone</i> American magazine focusing on popular culture, based in New York City

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its musical coverage of rock music and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics.

<i>Spin</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Spin is an American music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. The magazine stopped running in print in 2012 and currently runs as a webzine, owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group division of Valence Media.

<i>The New York Observer</i> American weekly newspaper-turned media site

The New York Observer was a weekly newspaper printed from 1987 to 2016, when it ceased print publication and became the online-only newspaper Observer. The media site focuses on culture, real estate, media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries. As of January 2017, the editorial team is led by editorial director Mary von Aue, and has featured other writers and editors including Rex Reed, Will Bredderman, Drew Grant, Brady Dale, John Bonazzo, Vinnie Mancuso, Arick Wierson, and James Jorden.

"Souvenir" was included on RedEye 's "20 Best Songs of 2015" list. [11]

<i>RedEye</i> daily newspaper in the United States

RedEye is a publication put out by the Chicago Tribune geared toward 18- to 34-year-olds. It was published in print every weekday since its inception through February 3, 2017. Print publication was reduced to weekly starting February 9, 2017. Daily circulation was 250,000 as of December 2, 2009.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Rabblerouse"1:10
2."Souvenir" (featuring Hemlock Ernst)3:45
3."Zen Scientist" (featuring Myka 9)3:50
4."Re: Animist"2:18
5."An Encyclopedia"4:53
6."Going No Place" (featuring Elucid)4:00
7."True Nen" (featuring Open Mike Eagle)2:28
8."Napping Under the Echo Tree"3:38
9."@yomilo"2:45
10."Song About a Raygunn (An Ode to Driver)"3:53

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