| Cashmere | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 14, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 34:55 | |||
| Label | Customs | |||
| Producer | Redinho | |||
| Swet Shop Boys chronology | ||||
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Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys.[1] It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016.[2] It peaked at number 45 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3] Redinho handled the production,[4] while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties.[5] Music videos were created for "T5",[6] "Zayn Malik",[7] and "Aaja".[8]
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Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[9] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Clash | 7/10[11] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[12] |
| DIY | [13] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[14] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[15] |
| PopMatters |   [16] |
| Vice | A−[17] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]
Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more."[14] Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016."[16]
It was placed at number 36 on NME's "Albums of the Year 2016" list,[18] number 24 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list,[19] and number 27 on Vice's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list.[20]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "T5" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Shottin" | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Aaja" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Zayn Malik" | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Tiger Hologram" | 2:56 |
| 6. | "No Fly List" | 2:51 |
| 7. | "Phone Tap" | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Half Moghul Half Mowgli" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Swish Swish" | 3:52 |
| 10. | "Shoes Off" | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Din-e-iLahi" | 3:35 |
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] | 45 |
References
- ^ Breihan, Tom (6 October 2016). "Stream Swet Shop Boys Cashmere". Stereogum. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Rosenberg, Josh (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Get Racially Profiled by the TSA in New Video for "T5"". Spin. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Swet Shop Boys – Chart history – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Madden, Sidney (17 August 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Are Looking For a "Tiger Hologram"". XXL. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Slingerland, Calum (2 August 2016). "Heems and 'The Night Of' Star Riz MC Ready New LP as Swet Shop Boys". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Lozano, Kevin (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) Share Political New Video for "T5": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Song, Sandra (25 January 2017). "Watch The All Too Timely Video For Swet Shop Boys's [sic] "Zayn Malik"". Paper. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Kaye, Ben (2 March 2017). "Swet Shop Boys perform a classic Indian concert in "Aaja" video — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Martin, Liam. "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (18 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Clash. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Levy, Pat (10 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Srivastava, Shefali (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". DIY. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b Dart, Chris (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ a b Smith, Tanner (25 October 2015). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2 September 2017). "Robert Christgau on Swet Shop Boys, Grime Luminaries, and a Reggae Newcomer". Vice. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016". NME. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 24. Swet Shop Boys, 'Cashmere'". Rolling Stone. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2016". Vice. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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