Cashmere (Swet Shop Boys album)
Cashmere | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 34:55 | |||
Label | Customs | |||
Producer | Redinho | |||
Swet Shop Boys chronology | ||||
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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
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100[9] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Clash | 7/10[11] |
Consequence of Sound | B[12] |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 9/10[14] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[15] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Vice | A−[17] |
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
No. | Title | Length |
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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
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 45 |
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (October 6, 2016). "Stream Swet Shop Boys Cashmere". Stereogum. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Rosenberg, Josh (September 29, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Get Racially Profiled by the TSA in New Video for "T5"". Spin. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Swet Shop Boys – Chart history – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Madden, Sidney (August 17, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Are Looking For a "Tiger Hologram"". XXL. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (August 2, 2016). "Heems and 'The Night Of' Star Riz MC Ready New LP as Swet Shop Boys". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Lozano, Kevin (September 29, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) Share Political New Video for "T5": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Song, Sandra (January 25, 2017). "Watch The All Too Timely Video For Swet Shop Boys's "Zayn Malik"". Paper. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (March 2, 2017). "Swet Shop Boys perform a classic Indian concert in "Aaja" video — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ a b "Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Martin, Liam. "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (October 18, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Clash. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Levy, Pat (October 10, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Srivastava, Shefali (October 13, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". DIY. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Dart, Chris (October 13, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (October 13, 2016). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, Tanner (October 25, 2015). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". PopMatters. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (September 2, 2017). "Robert Christgau on Swet Shop Boys, Grime Luminaries, and a Reggae Newcomer". Vice. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
- ^ "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016". NME. November 27, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 24. Swet Shop Boys, 'Cashmere'". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 17, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2016". Vice. December 7, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.