Mello Music Group
Oddisee - The Good Fight
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Imbued
with
love,
honesty,
and
selflessness,
The
Good
Fight
is
virtuosic
in
its
musicality,
direct
in
its
language,
and
infinitely
relatable.
In
a
landscape
overrun
with
abstract
indulgence
and
shallow
trend-chasers,
the
Prince
George’s
County,
Maryland
artist
has
created
a
record
that
reminds
you
that
it’s
music
before
it’s
hip-hop.
For
Oddisee,
“The
Good
Fight”
is
about
living
fully
as
a
musician
without
succumbing
to
the
traps
of
hedonism,
avarice,
and
materialism.
It’s
music
that
yields
an
intangible
feeling:
the
sacral
sound
of
an
organ
whine,
brass
horns,
or
a
cymbal
crash.
It’s
a
meditation
on
our
capacity
to
love
and
the
bonds
binding
us
together.
It’s
our
ambition
and
greed
warring
with
our
sense
of
propriety
-
a
list
of
paradoxes
we
all
face
when
living
and
striving.
Oddisee’s
production
simmers
in
its
own
orchestral
gumbo.
You
sense
he’s
really
a
jazzman
in
different
form,
inhabiting
the
spirit
of
Roy
Ayers
and
other
past
greats.
The
Fader’s
compared
him
to
a
musical
MC
Escher,
calling
hailing
his
“grandiose
and
symphonic
sound”
and
“relevant
relatable
messages.”
Pitchfork
praised
his
“eclectic
soulful
boom-bap.”
“The
Good
Fight”
acknowledges
the
stacked
odds,
but
refuses
to
submit.
Tracklisting
1.
That's
Love
2.
A
List
of
Withouts
3.
Want
Something
Done
4.
Book
Covers
5.
Meant
It
When
I
Said
It
6.
Contradiction's
Maze
7.
First
Choice
8.
Fight
Delays
9.
What
They'll
Say
10.
First
Choice
11.
Worse
Before
Better
12.
Belong
To
the
World
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