Whether the issue was black political power or nuclear power, Scott-Heron didn’t mince words. His comeback record, ‘I’m New Here,’ doesn’t mince words either, but instead of political battles, these songs suggest he’s fighting personal ones.
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‘Rhye’ clearly plays with notions of sexual identity, and it has made a concerted effort to keep its own identity mysterious. Its love songs are gender-neutral, the members have declined to appear in their own videos, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a photo of the duo that doesn’t cast them in shadows.
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Comeback records always worry me, especially when they’re made by one of my heroes, and I’d heard stories about Gil Scott-Heron recently, about drug arrests and prison terms and other troubles. I wasn’t prepared for the ravaged shakiness of his voice on this record or the raw spoken word pieces or the dark electronic backgrounds.
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Birth: | 27th December, 1960 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Author, Broadcaster, Critic, Journalist |
Will Hermes is a longtime contributor to Rolling Stone and to National Public Radio's All Things Considered. His work has also appeared in Spin, The New York Times, The Village Voice, The Believer, GQ, Salon, Entertainment Weekly, Details, City Pages, The Windy City Times, and Option. He is the author of Love Goes To Buildings On Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever, a history of the New York City music scene in the 1970s.
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