Chris Dave and the Drumhedz

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Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
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Studio album by
Chris Dave and the Drumhedz
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2018 (2018-01-26)
Genre Contemporary R&B
Length58:56
Label Blue Note
Producer Chris Dave

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz is the debut self-titled studio album by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz. [1] It was released on January 26, 2018, by Blue Note Records. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Pitchfork 6.2/10 [4]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and praised the Drumhedz's performance of the album. Kellman compared the album quality to D'Angelo's Black Messiah (2014). [1] Pitchfork gave the album a rating of 6.2. [4]

Track listing

Chris Dave and the Drumhedz [7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rocks Crying"
2:21
2."Universal Language"
3:39
3."Dat Feelin'" (featuring SiR)3:38
4."Black Hole" (featuring Anderson .Paak)4:33
5."2N1"1:02
6."Spread Her Wings" (featuring Bilal and Tweet)5:23
7."Whatever"
  • Dave
  • Husayn
  • Tim Stewart
2:17
8."Sensitive Granite" (featuring Kendra Foster)
  • Dave
  • Foster
  • Palladino
3:41
9."Cosmic Intercourse" (featuring Stokley Williams)
5:43
10."Atlanta, Texas" (featuring Goapele and Shafiq Husayn)
3:44
11."Destiny N Stereo" (featuring Elzhi, Phonte Coleman and Eric Roberson)
3:49
12."Clear View" (featuring Anderson .Paak and SiR)
6:26
13."Job Well Done" (featuring Anna Wise and SiR)
4:36
14."Lady Jane" Alan James Pasqua 5:38
15."Trippy Tipsy"
  • Dave
  • Sharkey
  • Palladino
2:26
Total length:58:56

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