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After announcing their break up via a photo of a hand scrawled note upon toilet paper in 2014, the future of Sacramento-based hip-hop infused cyberpunk trio Death Grips was more than uncertain. A year later, however, the band released the second half of their double album \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffThe Powers That B’ along with the enigmatic promise that they “might make some more”.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to 2016, the band has toured pretty much the whole world and released their fifth studio album \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffBottomless Pit’; a chaotic collection of glitchy and overwhelmingly loud industrial hip hop anthems which earns its place as one of Death Grips’ best releases to date and one of the best releases of the year.<\/p>\n

Tracks like \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffHot Head’ and \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffGiving Bad People Good Ideas’ compile abrasive noise and frontman MC Ride’s signature manic delivery, assaulting the eardrums with themes of corruption in art and the disposable nature of the modern internet age. Other tracks like \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffBubbles Buried in This Jungle’ and \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffEh’ feature rapturous synths and addictive hooks from keyboardist Flatlander which will have even the most traditional hip-hop fans nodding along to the band’s grotesque and nihilistic tunes. However, despite the album’s catchy and accessible nature (by Death Grips’ standard), it still may not be the best stocking filler for nan this Christmas!<\/p>\n

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Ben Jones
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