Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie XX – We're New Here (CD)
$ 19.95
$ 19.95
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Gil Scott-Heron's *I'm New Here* arrived in 2010 as a late-career revelation, his weathered voice carrying decades of survival and witness over spare, haunting production. Jamie xx's reimagining doesn't simply remix that material; it stretches and submerges it, wrapping Scott-Heron's words in deep bass and flickering electronics that feel less like an update than a conversation across generations.
So what happens when one of the most exciting young producers around reworks one of the most acclaimed albums from a true legend?
Tracklist
1. I'm New Here (3:27)
2. Home (3:11)
3. I've Been Me [Interlude] (0:28)
4. Running (3:32)
5. My Cloud (4:27)
6. Certain Things [Interlude] (0:10)
7. The Crutch (3:10)
8. Ur Soul And Mine (4:18)
9. Parents [Interlude] (0:29)
10. Piano Player (1:16)
11. NY Is Killing Me (5:44)
12. Jazz [Interlude] (0:50)
13. I'll Take Care Of U (4:43)
UPC: 634904051723
Label: XL Recordings
Release Date: 2.22.11
Format: CD