Review: Algiers :: “Shook”

Sinister and soulful: Alternative hip hop from Atlanta

As if Prince had got lost in cyberpunk catacombs and was now radioing for help: The fourth album by the quartet Algiers from Atlanta is an ambitious work, a vision of alternative hip hop that is based on completely different coordinates than the genre mainstream. Post-punk edginess, old-school rap, industrial drums, gospel and soul are the elements that make up Algiers in an eerie mix…

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