Beak & Claw
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| Released | March 20, 2012[1] | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, electronic, indie pop | |||
| Length | 18:00 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
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Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012.[1] If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone.[2]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 62/100[4] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | A−[5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[6] |
| Paste | 6.7/10[7] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[8] |
| Under the Radar |   [9] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 out of 10 stars, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics."[9] He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names."[9] Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Museum Day" | 6:03 |
| 2. | "Beyond Any Doubt" | 3:26 |
| 3. | "If This Is Real" (featuring Shara Worden) | 3:56 |
| 4. | "Octomom" (featuring Doseone) | 4:35 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
S / S / S
- Serengeti – performance
- Sufjan Stevens – performance
- Son Lux – performance
Additional musicians
- Casey Foubert – bass guitar (1)
- James Mcalister – additional drums (1)
- Shara Worden – vocals (3)
- Doseone – vocals (4), additional programming (4)
- Hal Walker – jaw harp (4), harmonica (4)
Technical personnel
- Ryan Lott – mixing
- John McCaig – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Beak & Claw". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (February 27, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens Joins Forces with Son Lux and Serengeti for New Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Beak and Claw [EP] by SSS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b Becker, Josh (March 26, 2012). "s / s / s - Beak & Claw EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: s/s/s". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Fader, Lainna (March 22, 2012). "s / s / s – Beak & Claw". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Reed, Ryan (March 28, 2012). "s/s/s: Beak & Claw". Paste. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Greene, Jayson (March 23, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c Trunick, Austin (April 19, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw EP". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
Further reading
[edit]- Hilton, Robin (March 6, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux And Serengeti Release First Song From Upcoming EP". NPR. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
