Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist- Voir DireLabel: Warner Released 2 16 2024 Voir Dire, the momentous album by Earl Sweatshirt and Alchemist, undoubtedly represents the long awaited convergence of two rap titans. Earl's personal and intricately woven wordcraft, along with Alchemist's treasure trove of obscure, captivating samples, combine to create an artistic chemistry that permeates "Voir Dire" (which translates from French to "Speak Your Truth"). Earl accomplishes just that as he delves into

God Hates Us

and hard drums described as "deeply hewn heaviness" (Shindig) and "congruent with the great scum rock purveyors of the late '80s" (The Wire)

It's So Peaceful in the Country

Little Guitars

ranging from rhythmic

Deftones' self-titled 4th studio album

The band's 1997 includes the hit singles

The Lemon Song

The RZA -- and maybe even GZA -- of Odd Future (short for ODD FUTURE WOLF GANG KILL THEM ALL)

The album marked a transition from the rock-based music of Eno's previous releases toward the minimalist sensibility of his late '70s ambient work

so that both the artists and the listeners can enter

saturated with slender indie-pop melody