The Second Album (Latyrx album)
The Second Album is the second studio album by Latyrx, an American hip hop duo consisting of Lateef the Truthspeaker and Lyrics Born.[2] It was released via Latyramid on November 5, 2013.[3] It includes productions from Jel, Amp Live, and Tune-Yards, among others.[4] The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[5]
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| Released | November 5, 2013 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop[1] | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
| Label | Latyramid | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[8] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[9] |
| Rolling Stone | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, The Second Album received an average score of 63, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Mike Powell of Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying, "Their second album isn't as radically unusual as its well-regarded predecessor, but the template remains the same: eclectic without getting wacky, thoughtful without getting preachy, full of great wordplay over beats that tie hip-hop to a history of all-purpose head-nod music from funk to electro and beyond."[10] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 4.8 out of 10, calling it "scattered and frantic."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Arrival" | Jel | 3:59 |
| 2. | "It's Time" (featuring Zion I) | Amp Live | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Reload" | Jel | 3:23 |
| 4. | "Exclamation Point" (featuring Forrest Day) | Forrest Day | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Deliberate Jibberish" | Tune-Yards | 2:03 |
| 6. | "Close Your Eyes" (featuring Busdriver) | Antonionian | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Nebula's Eye" (featuring 1-O.A.K. and Joyo Velarde) | G-Koop & O-Man | 4:16 |
| 8. | "The Power of Rumor (Leonard Is Lost)" |
| 4:12 |
| 9. | "Watershed Moment" (featuring Gift of Gab) | Tune-Yards | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Sometimes Why?" | Chris Funk | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Every Man for Himself" (featuring Future People and Joyo Velarde) | Future People | 4:52 |
| 12. | "Electric Chair" (featuring Corey Glover) |
| 4:01 |
| 13. | "Gorgeous Spirits" | The Bangerz | 3:17 |
| Total length: | 48:43 | ||
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 34 |
References
- Martins, Chris (October 24, 2013). "Latyrx Team with Gift of Gab and tUnE-yArDs for a 'Watershed Moment'". Spin. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- Christgau, Robert (November 12, 2013). "Latyrx: Still Deft And Defiant After Two Decades". NPR. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- Sawdey, Evan (February 5, 2014). "20 Questions: Latyrx". PopMatters. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- Port, Ian S. (November 6, 2013). "Lyrics Born and Lateef Return as Latyrx, Right on Time". SF Weekly. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- "Latyrx - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- "The Second Album by Latyrx". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
- Jeffries, David. "The Second Album – Latyrx". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- Hadusek, Jon (November 4, 2013). "Latyrx – The Second Album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- Patrin, Nate (November 7, 2013). "Latyrx: The Second Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
- Powell, Mike (November 5, 2013). "Latyrx, 'The Second Album'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
External links
- The Second Album at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Exclamation Point" on SoundCloud