Something Wicked This Way Comes (The Herbaliser album)
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Something Wicked This Way Comes is the fourth studio album by English jazz hip hop group The Herbaliser. It was released via Ninja Tune on 19 March 2002.[1] It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
| Something Wicked This Way Comes | ||||
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| Released | 19 March 2002[1] | |||
| Studio | Train Trax Studios | |||
| Genre | Nu jazz, hip hop | |||
| Length | 54:18 | |||
| Label | Ninja Tune | |||
| Producer | Jake Wherry, Ollie Teeba | |||
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| Singles from Something Wicked This Way Comes | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[3] |
Critical reception
editAt Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
Nic Kincaid of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "a timely achievement in music, a genre-bending statement of creative poignancy."[2] Brad Haywood of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "The beats are just fine, but they lack the risk or innovation that could potentially make them truly engaging."[3]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something Wicked" (featuring Seaming To) | 5:10 |
| 2. | "Verbal Anime" (featuring Rakaa Iriscience) | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Time 2 Build" (featuring Blade) | 3:24 |
| 4. | "24 Carat Blag" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Mr. Holmes" | 7:18 |
| 6. | "Good Girl Gone Bad" (featuring Wildflower) | 4:07 |
| 7. | "The Hard Stuff" | 2:01 |
| 8. | "Distinguished Jamaican English" (featuring Phi Life Cypher) | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Worldwide Connected" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "The Turnaround" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Battle of Bongo Hill" | 4:52 |
| 12. | "It Ain't Nuttin'" (featuring MF Doom) | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Unsungsong" | 4:53 |
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
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| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 113 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 71 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Something Wicked This Way Comes by The Herbaliser". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b Kincaid, Nic. "Something Wicked - The Herbaliser". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b Haywood, Brad (13 June 2002). "The Herbaliser: Something Wicked This Way Comes". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Herbaliser". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – The Herbaliser – Something Wicked This Way Comes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
External links
edit- Something Wicked This Way Comes at Discogs (list of releases)