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The Powers That B

Death Grips

The Powers That B

Album number five from the California extreme noise-rap trio is a double comprising Niggas on the Moon and Jenny Death

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7.4

Label
Caroline International / CMG
UK Release date
30/03/2015
US Release date
31/03/2015
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  1. 9.0 |   Exclaim

    Containing some of their most riveting lyrical and musical work in recent memory
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  2. 8.5 |   Beardfood

    It’s the closest they’ve come to a rock record
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  3. 8.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    The Powers That B may never be fully understood, but the pursuit of knowledge, even that which is unattainable, is its own reward
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  4. 8.1 |   Pitchfork

    What is evident is that Jenny Death is some of their strongest material in a while, and may even return a few disillusioned converts to the flock
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    Death Grips haven’t quite chilled out with age then, but they’ve judiciously introduced some balance into their remarkable world
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  6. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Death Grips’ final (?) album isn’t just a proper sendoff for their fan base; it’s also for people who like what the band represents (or what they think it represents) but can’t get into the material. Alas, here’s something tangible
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The Powers That B, as a double-album, doesn’t exactly cohere. Death Grips commit to a particular sonic palette on Niggas on the Moon while their signature brand of musical anarchy is on full display on Jenny Death
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  8. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    The beauty of Jenny Death, and of the Death Grips story itself, is that it testifies to the fundamental tension between the private and public functions of art
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  9. 7.0 |   The Music

    The trio have jacked up the essence of their previous albums to the nth degree
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  10. 7.0 |   Spin

    Taken as a whole, The Powers That B (what a title, right?) suffers from the typical overlong-yet-undercooked double-album dilemma that makes it hard to imagine playing either side in a year that isn’t 2015
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  11. 6.0 |   All Music

    The wealth of the highlights are on Jenny Death as the tight "I Break Mirrors with my Face in the United States" and "Why a Bitch Gotta Lie" rank up there with classics
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