MartyrLoserKing

MartyrLoserKing
Studio album by Saul Williams
Released January 29, 2016 (2016-01-29)
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 41:33
Label Fader Label
Producer Justin Warfield
Saul Williams chronology
Volcanic Sunlight
(2011)		 MartyrLoserKing
(2016)
Singles from MartyrLoserKing
  1. "Burundi"
    Released: April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash7/10[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
MusicOMH[5]
Pitchfork Media7.1/10[6]
The Skinny[7]
ViceA-[8]

MartyrLoserKing (sometimes stylized as Martyr Loser King)[9] is a studio album by Saul Williams.[10][11] It was released by Fader Label on January 29, 2016.[12][13]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Groundwork"   4:15
2. "Horn of the Clock-Bike"   3:35
3. "Ashes"   2:52
4. "Think like They Book Say"   3:53
5. "The Bear/Coltan as Cotton"   4:18
6. "Burundi" (featuring Emily Kokal) 4:05
7. "The Noise Came from Here"   2:39
8. "Down for Some Ignorance"   2:24
9. "Roach Eggs"   4:23
10. "All Coltrane Solos at Once" (featuring Haleek Maul) 3:23
11. "No Different"   2:28
12. "Homes/Drones/Poems/Drums"   3:18

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[14] 37
Independent Albums[15] 30
Rap Albums[16] 23
Heatseekers Albums[17] 11

References

  1. 1 2 "MartyrLoserKing by Saul Williams". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jeffries, David. "Saul Williams - Martyr Loser King". AllMusic. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Walker-Smart, Sam (January 27, 2016). "Saul Williams - MartyrLoserKing". Clash. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  4. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (January 27, 2016). "Saul Williams - MartyrLoserKing". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bemrose, Bekki (January 25, 2016). "Saul Williams – MartyrLoserKing". MusicOMH. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ Reeves, Mosi (January 31, 2016). "Saul Williams: MartyrLoserKing". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Davies, Jon (January 12, 2016). "Saul Williams – MartyrLoserKing". The Skinny. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 19, 2016). "Poets, Playwrights, and Pranksters: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Vice. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  9. ↑ Kelly, Chris (July 8, 2015). ""Go to sleep, wake up, burn something down." Saul Williams returns with Martyr Loser King". Fact. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ Garrett, Ural (January 28, 2016). "Saul Williams: "MartyrLoserKing" Is "The Last Fuck That I Have To Give"". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  11. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (January 28, 2016). "Saul Williams Talks 'MartyrLoserKing' and David Bowie's Influence". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  12. ↑ Breihan, Tom (January 21, 2016). "Stream Saul Williams MartyrLoserKing". Stereogum. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ Aku, Timmhotep (January 20, 2016). "First Listen: Saul Williams, 'MartyrLoserKing'". NPR. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Saul Williams - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Saul Williams - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Saul Williams - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Saul Williams - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2016.

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