Refused: The Shape Of Punk To Come Vinyl 2LP Staple Talib Kweli and The Roots

Talib Kweli and The Roots

and the results are nothing short of spectacular

According to Theo

The production stays tight and eclectic throughout the album

Refused: The Shape Of Punk To Come Vinyl 2LP Staple Talib Kweli and The RootsWith The Shape of Punk to Come, Refused aimed to challenge existing punk and hardcore sensibilities. The album's title references Ornette Coleman's 1959 avant garde jazz album The Shape of Jazz to Come and they throw in allusions to Allen Ginsberg and NY hardcore group Born Against, as well. Refused took to task the pop punk of the day, eschewing the tried and true tropes of contemporaries like Green Day and Blink 182. With experimental combinations