Atmosphere – The Family Sign
This post is syndicated from Indie Shuffle.
Sounds like: El-P, The Roots, 7L & Esoteric, Murs, Aesop Rock
What’s so good?
Atmosphere returns with their seventh official studio album, The Family Sign, perhaps their most personal album to date.
As one of the most powerful storytellers in hip-hop today, MC Slug tackles issues close to the heart using past experiences to weave rhymes that are anything but superficial. Slug’s unmistakable voice describes losing friends, gaining new ones, and celebrating the people you love. The album reflects on larger concepts like life and death, love and loss, friendship, and knowing when to let go. Songs like “Bad Bad Daddy” take a dark turn, while singles like “She’s Enough” are upbeat and celebratory.
For those new to Atmosphere, the indie Minneapolis hip-hop group is comprised of Rhymesayers founding member MC Slug and producer Ant. On this record, they team up with keyboardist Erick Anderson and guitarist Nate Collis to give the album an edgy rock hybrid sound that’s definitely worth a listen. The album came out two weeks ago and is definitely floating around out there, so be sure to check it out!
