The Streets - Original Pirate Material (Vinyl) Recitals ” wrote Pop Matters

” wrote Pop Matters

As Dave Segal writes in the liner notes

The sound of the album is brilliantly captured by its surreal cover art

Side A:Wakin On A Pretty DayKV CrimesWas All TalkSide B:Girl Called AlexNever Run AwayPure PainSide C:Too HardShame ChamberSnowflakes Are DancingSide D:Air BudGoldtone

The Streets - Original Pirate Material (Vinyl) Recitals ” wrote Pop MattersThis stunning debut by The Streets, a. k. a. Mike Skinner, melds hip hop, dub, ska, and dance beats with lyrics that flip from humorous to dark to introspective and back again. The Streets first two albums Original Pirate Material and A Grand Dont Come For Free helped to make the UK hip hop garage scene a force to be reckoned with on a global scale, and established Mike Skinner as a lyricist with a gift for delivering insightful observations about