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Beak & Claw
A series of orange and purple gradient curves intersecting with the title "BEAK & CLAW" written in white in the middle.
EP by
S / S / S
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)[1]
GenreHip hop, electronic, indie pop
Length18:00
LabelAnticon
S / S / S chronology
Beak & Claw
(2012) 		Sisyphus
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute62/100[3]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
Paste6.7/10[6]
Pitchfork4.8/10[7]
Under the Radar[8]

Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012.[1] If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone.[9]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 stars out of 10, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics."[8] He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names."[8] Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment."[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Museum Day"6:03
2."Beyond Any Doubt"3:26
3."If This Is Real" (featuring Shara Worden)3:56
4."Octomom" (featuring Doseone)4:35

References

  1. ^ a b "Beak & Claw". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Beak and Claw [EP] by SSS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Becker, Josh (March 26, 2012). "s / s / s - Beak & Claw EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: s/s/s". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Fader, Lainna (March 22, 2012). "s / s / s – Beak & Claw". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Reed, Ryan (March 28, 2012). "s/s/s: Beak & Claw". Paste. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Greene, Jayson (March 23, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ^ a b c Trunick, Austin (April 19, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw EP". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  9. ^ Hudson, Alex (February 27, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens Joins Forces with Son Lux and Serengeti for New Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

Further reading

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