Distraction Pieces

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Distraction Pieces
Distraction Pieces.album.jpg
Studio album by
Released19 September 2011 (2011-09-19)
Genre Hip hop, spoken word, rap rock
Length35:55
Label Speech Development (UK)
Strange Famous Records (US)
Producer Danny Lohner, Scroobius Pip, Worgie, Yila, Zane Lowe, Aupheus, Steve Mason
Scroobius Pip chronology
No Commercial Breaks
(2006)
Distraction Pieces
(2011)
Singles from Distraction Pieces
  1. "Let 'Em Come"
    Released: 11 September 2011
  2. "The Struggle"
    Released: 30 October 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC (favorable) [1]
Drowned in Sound (5/10) [2]
MusicOMH (unfavorable) [3]

Distraction Pieces is the second solo album by Scroobius Pip, released on 19 September 2011. It entered and peaked at No. 35 on the UK albums chart. [4]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Introdiction" Scroobius Pip Danny Lohner 3:27
2."Let 'Em Come" (featuring P.O.S and Sage Francis)Scroobius Pip, P.O.S, Sage FrancisScroobius Pip, Worgie, Yila4:43
3."Domestic Silence"Scroobius PipWorgie, Yila3:58
4."Try Dying"Scroobius PipScroobius Pip, Worgie, Yila2:59
5."Death of the Journalist"Scroobius Pip Zane Lowe, Yila5:11
6."Soldier Boy (Kill 'Em)" (featuring B. Dolan)Scroobius Pip, B. DolanAupheus, Worgie, Yila3:05
7."The Struggle"Scroobius Pip Steve Mason 4:13
8."Broken Promises"Scroobius PipWorgie, Yila5:02
9."Feel It" (featuring Natasha Fox) Kate Bush Yila3:17

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References

  1. Thomas, Lou (2011). "Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces - Review". BBC.
  2. Snax, Alex (20 September 2011). "Scroobius Pip - Distraction Pieces". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
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