Game Theory

Sound DNA

• Hip-Hop
• Boom Bap

• raw
• brooding
• political

About

Though The Roots have wandered down a multitude of stylistic pathways during their decade and a half long career, they've always maintained a clear and uncompromising aesthetic focus. From the expansive, organic jams of <i>Do You Want More?!!!??!</i>, to the more concise classicism of <i>Things Fall Apart</i>, to the sprawling, boldly progressive <i>Phrenology</i>, The Roots have stayed true to their principles of restless musical experimentation, and fiercely interrogatory, politically minded lyricism. <i>Game Theory</i>, The Roots’ eighth LP and their first release for Def Jam, sees Black Thought, ?uestlove and the rest of the crew continuing to refine their souled-out sound. In standout track “Take It There” a reinvigorated Black Thought rails against the development of a surveillance society, his verses surging forward on a wave of trickily syncopated live beats, while lead single “Don’t Feel Right” is an outraged slice of 21st century soul, embellished by the ominous reverberations of an abused piano.<i> Game Theory</i> finds The Roots galvanized by a newfound sense of political urgency, and by a welcome surfeit of musical inspiration.

via Apple Music

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