2016 studio album by Swet Shop Boys
Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys .[ 1] It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016.[ 2] It peaked at number 45 on Billboard ' s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[ 3] Redinho handled the production,[ 4] while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties.[ 5] Music videos were created for "T5",[ 6] "Zayn Malik",[ 7] and "Aaja".[ 8]
Critical reception
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 9]
Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more."[ 14] Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016."[ 16]
It was placed at number 36 on NME ' s "Albums of the Year 2016" list,[ 18] number 24 on Rolling Stone ' s "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list,[ 19] and number 27 on Vice ' s "100 Best Albums of 2016" list.[ 20]
Track listing
Title 1. "T5" 2:27 2. "Shottin" 3:23 3. "Aaja" 3:19 4. "Zayn Malik" 2:54 5. "Tiger Hologram" 2:56 6. "No Fly List" 2:51 7. "Phone Tap" 3:02 8. "Half Moghul Half Mowgli" 3:25 9. "Swish Swish" 3:52 10. "Shoes Off" 3:11 11. "Din-e-iLahi" 3:35
Charts
References
^ Breihan, Tom (6 October 2016). "Stream Swet Shop Boys Cashmere" . Stereogum . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Rosenberg, Josh (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Get Racially Profiled by the TSA in New Video for "T5" " . Spin . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ a b "Swet Shop Boys – Chart history – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Madden, Sidney (17 August 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Are Looking For a "Tiger Hologram" " . XXL . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Slingerland, Calum (2 August 2016). "Heems and 'The Night Of' Star Riz MC Ready New LP as Swet Shop Boys" . Exclaim! . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Lozano, Kevin (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) Share Political New Video for "T5": Watch" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Song, Sandra (25 January 2017). "Watch The All Too Timely Video For Swet Shop Boys's [sic] "Zayn Malik" " . Paper . Retrieved 3 February 2017 .
^ Kaye, Ben (2 March 2017). "Swet Shop Boys perform a classic Indian concert in "Aaja" video — watch" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 5 March 2017 .
^ a b "Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys" . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Martin, Liam. "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere" . AllMusic . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Oliver, Matt (18 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere" . Clash . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Levy, Pat (10 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Srivastava, Shefali (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere" . DIY . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ a b Dart, Chris (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere" . Exclaim! . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ a b Smith, Tanner (25 October 2015). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere" . PopMatters . Retrieved 18 November 2016 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2 September 2017). "Robert Christgau on Swet Shop Boys, Grime Luminaries, and a Reggae Newcomer" . Vice . Retrieved 4 September 2017 .
^ "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016" . NME . 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017 .
^ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 24. Swet Shop Boys, 'Cashmere' " . Rolling Stone . 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017 .
^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2016" . Vice . 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020 .
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