Cashmere
Studio album by
Swet Shop Boys
ReleasedOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
GenreHip hop
Length34:55
LabelCustoms
ProducerRedinho
Swet Shop Boys chronology
Swet Shop
(2014) 		Cashmere
(2016) 		Sufi La
(2017)

Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys.[1] It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016.[2] It peaked at number 45 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[3] Redinho handled the production,[4] while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties.[5] Music videos were created for "T5",[6] "Zayn Malik",[7] and "Aaja".[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Clash7/10[11]
Consequence of SoundB[12]
DIY[13]
Exclaim!9/10[14]
Pitchfork7.4/10[15]
PopMatters[16]
ViceA−[17]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more."[14] Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016."[16]

It was placed at number 36 on NME's "Albums of the Year 2016" list,[18] number 24 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list,[19] and number 27 on Vice's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list.[20]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."T5"2:27
2."Shottin"3:23
3."Aaja"3:19
4."Zayn Malik"2:54
5."Tiger Hologram"2:56
6."No Fly List"2:51
7."Phone Tap"3:02
8."Half Moghul Half Mowgli"3:25
9."Swish Swish"3:52
10."Shoes Off"3:11
11."Din-e-iLahi"3:35

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 45

References

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (6 October 2016). "Stream Swet Shop Boys Cashmere". Stereogum. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Josh (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Get Racially Profiled by the TSA in New Video for "T5"". Spin. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Swet Shop Boys – Chart history – Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. ^ Madden, Sidney (17 August 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Are Looking For a "Tiger Hologram"". XXL. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ Slingerland, Calum (2 August 2016). "Heems and 'The Night Of' Star Riz MC Ready New LP as Swet Shop Boys". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. ^ Lozano, Kevin (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) Share Political New Video for "T5": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. ^ Song, Sandra (25 January 2017). "Watch The All Too Timely Video For Swet Shop Boys's [sic] "Zayn Malik"". Paper. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. ^ Kaye, Ben (2 March 2017). "Swet Shop Boys perform a classic Indian concert in "Aaja" video — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Cashmere by Swet Shop Boys". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  10. ^ Martin, Liam. "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  11. ^ Oliver, Matt (18 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Clash. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  12. ^ Levy, Pat (10 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. ^ Srivastava, Shefali (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". DIY. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ^ a b Dart, Chris (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  15. ^ Jayasuriya, Mehan (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  16. ^ a b Smith, Tanner (25 October 2015). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  17. ^ Christgau, Robert (2 September 2017). "Robert Christgau on Swet Shop Boys, Grime Luminaries, and a Reggae Newcomer". Vice. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. ^ "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016". NME. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  19. ^ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 24. Swet Shop Boys, 'Cashmere'". Rolling Stone. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  20. ^ "The 100 Best Albums of 2016". Vice. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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