Testarossa (album)

Testarossa
Studio album by Yoni & Geti
Released	May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Genre	Hip hop, indie pop
Length	36:10
Label	Joyful Noise Recordings
Producer	Yoni Wolf

Testarossa is a collaborative studio album by Yoni Wolf and Serengeti, as Yoni & Geti. ^[1] It was released on Joyful Noise Recordings on May 6, 2016. ^[2] Based on a script the two wrote together on tour, it is a concept album, telling the story of a star-crossed couple named Maddy and Davy. ^[3] On May 2, 2016, BrooklynVegan premiered a stream of the full album. ^[4] A music video was created for "Madeline". ^[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	B+ [8]
Pitchfork	7.2/10 [9]
The Skinny	[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[6]

James Christopher Monger of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a densely packed, atmosphere-driven conceptual piece with one foot in the underground rap scene and the other in the increasingly elastic indie pop realm." ^[7] He added, "the two manage to find a little tenderness in their protagonists' struggles, and while it can make for some uncomfortable moments, it's never not compelling." ^[7]

In June 2016, Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone named it one of the "Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far". ^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Umar Rashid"	1:16
2.	"Allegheny"	4:05
3.	"Madeline"	3:26
4.	"Frank"	3:05
5.	"Lunchline"	3:55
6.	"Change"	0:47
7.	"Wassup (Uh Huh)"	1:53
8.	"Lucky Town"	2:47
9.	"What a Fool"	0:47
10.	"Simone"	2:45
11.	"Down"	2:37
12.	"The Lore"	3:12
13.	"I, Testarossa"	4:01
14.	"Simple & Sweet"	1:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Serengeti – vocals
• Yoni Wolf – vocals, production, recording, mixing
• eddy kwon – violin (5)
• John Horesco IV – mastering
• David J. Woodruff – design

References

1. Unterberger, Andrew (April 15, 2016). "Yoni Wolf and Serengeti Say 'Wassup' on New Track from Collaborative LP". Spin . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
2. Johnson, Seth (May 26, 2016). "Top Five Live: Indy 500 boasts a live soundtrack". The Indianapolis Star . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
3. DeVille, Chris (March 10, 2016). "Yoni & Geti – "Lunchline" (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
4. Sacher, Andrew (May 2, 2016). "Yoni Wolf of WHY? & Serengeti releasing 'Testarossa' (stream it), touring". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
5. Gordon, Jeremy (May 23, 2016). "Yoni & Geti (WHY? and Serengeti) Share "Madeline" Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
6. "Testarossa by Yoni & Geti". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
7. Monger, James Christopher. "Testarossa - Yoni & Geti". AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
8. Christgau, Robert. "Yoni & Geti". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved July 1, 2018.
9. Thompson, Paul A. (May 3, 2016). "Yoni & Geti: Testarossa". Pitchfork . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
10. Fitzpatrick, Will (April 26, 2016). "Yoni & Geti: Testarossa". The Skinny . Retrieved January 13, 2017.
11. Weingarten, Christopher R. (June 28, 2016). "Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far". Rolling Stone . Retrieved July 1, 2018.

External links

• Testarossa at Discogs (list of releases)