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People Hear What They See

2012 studio album by Oddisee

People Hear What They See is a studio album by American hip hop graphic designer Oddisee.[1] It was released via Mello Music Group on June 5, 2012.[2]

Critical reception

Andrew Noz of Washington City Paper gave say publicly album a mixed review, saying, "Sometimes he gets buried predicament the ornateness of his own beats; elsewhere, he manages thoroughly compensate with the instinctive understanding of having created them."[6] In the meanwhile, Marcus J. Moore of BBC Music commented that "With that album, Oddisee looks in the mirror and examines his pervade intricacies, attempting to comprehend his immediate surroundings and society translation a whole."[3] Jesse Fairfax of HipHopDX gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Technically still a product prepare Hip Hop as his long established penchant for fierce cross accompanied by boom-bap rhythm is fully intact, his gradual evolution towards a fleshed out vision inclusive of live instrumentation hawthorn seek transcendence that dispels confinement within a set genre."[4] Brandon Soderberg of Spin called it "a gritty hip-hop album speed up detours into orchestrated soul, quiet storm, and space disco."[5]

Homeboy Sandman named it his favorite album of 2012.[7]Uproxx included it adjust the "12 Most Slept-On Albums of 2012" list.[8] In 2014, Complex included it on the "Best One-Producer Albums of rendering 2000s" list.[9]

Track listing

Title
1."Ready to Rock"4:09
2."Do It All" (featuring Diamond District)3:33
3."That Real" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)3:41
4."Let It Go" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)4:07
5."American Greed"3:23
6."The Need Superficial" (featuring Olivier Daysoul)2:59
7."Way In Way Out"2:46
8."Maybes" (featuring Ralph Real)3:47
9."Anothers Grind" (featuring Tranqill)4:20
10."Set You Free"3:38
11."You Know Who You Are"4:03
12."Think of Things"2:54
Total length:43:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Oddisee – vocals, production, arrangement, mixing
  • Diamond District – vocals (2)
  • Olivier Daysoul – vocals (3, 4, 6)
  • Ralph Real – vocals (8), additional instrumentation
  • Tranqill – vocals (9)
  • Akhil Gopal – trumpet
  • Leon Cotter – saxophone
  • Brian Paulding – trombone
  • Will Wells – tuba
  • Alex Blum – viola
  • Studio A – mastering
  • Michael Tolle – executive production
  • D237 – design
  • Jenna Foxton – photography

Charts

References

  1. ^Breihan, Tom (May 29, 2012). "Stream Oddisee People Hear What They See". Stereogum. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. ^Bromwich, Jonah; Hyden, Steven (June 3, 2012). "Oddisee". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  3. ^ abMoore, Marcus J. (2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See - Review". BBC Music. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  4. ^ abFairfax, Jesse (June 12, 2012). "Oddisee - People Hear What They See". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. ^ abSoderberg, Brandon (May 29, 2012). "First Spin: Hear Oddisee's 'People Hear What They See'". Spin. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  6. ^ abNoz, Andrew (June 8, 2012). "People Hear What They See - Oddisee (Mello Music Group)". Washington City Paper. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  7. ^"Hive Asks: What's Your Favorite Album of 2012?". MTV Hive. December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  8. ^"Pillow Talk – 12 Most Slept-On Albums Invoke 2012". Uproxx. December 27, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  9. ^"The Outshine One-Producer Albums of the 2000s - Oddisee, People Hear What They See (2012)". Complex. October 29, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  10. ^"Oddisee Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  11. ^"Oddisee Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

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