Exiting Arm
Exiting Arm (stylized as ExitingARM) is the third studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on Lex Records in 2008. It is "the latest chapter in the story of Hour Hero Yes, the middle-class rapper whose rise and struggles are chronicled told on 2004's A New White and 2006's For Hero: For Fool."
| Exiting Arm | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 13, 2008 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 46:01 | |||
| Label | Lex Records | |||
| Producer | Subtle | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 7/10[6] |
| The Skinny | [7] |
| Spin | 7/10[8] |
| The Stranger | [9] |
Exiting Arm (stylized as ExitingARM) is the third studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle.[10] It was released on Lex Records in 2008.[6] It is "the latest chapter in the story of Hour Hero Yes, the middle-class rapper whose rise and struggles are chronicled told on 2004's A New White and 2006's For Hero: For Fool."[5]
Critical reception
[edit]At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Christopher Bahn of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of B, writing, "Musically, ExitingARM is just as layered, blenderizing beats, sampled electronic noise, and Doseone's easygoing, flowing words into a package that's sometimes electrifying and sometimes confounding."[3] Eric Grandy of The Stranger said, "Throughout ExitingARM, frontman Doseone remains an inscrutable MC, quick-tongued and verbose, and an unassuming but surprisingly fluid singer, whispering melodies in multitracked reverb to contrast his sharper falsetto raps."[9]
Pitchfork included it on the "Overlooked Records 2008" list.[11]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Exiting Arm" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Day Dangerous" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "The No" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Sick Soft Perfection" | 3:09 |
| 5. | "Hollow Hollered" | 6:04 |
| 6. | "The Crow" | 4:02 |
| 7. | "Unlikely Rock Shock" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Take to Take" | 2:55 |
| 9. | "Gonebones" | 3:33 |
| 10. | "Wanted Found" | 5:56 |
| 11. | "Providence" | 4:50 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Dax Pierson – vocals, Ableton Live (synthesizer, programming)
- Alexander Kort – electric cello, acoustic cello, electric bass, acoustic bass
- Jordan Dalrymple – drums, guitar, synthesizer, vocals, programming
- Jeffrey "Jel" Logan – drum machine, drum programming
- Marty Kalani Dowers – woodwinds, synthesizer
- Adam "Doseone" Drucker – words, vocals, synthesizer, programming, artwork
Technical personnel
- Subtle – recording
- Jay Pellicci – mixing
- Mike Wells – mastering
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Exiting Arm by Subtle". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "ExitingARM - Subtle". AllMusic. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Bahn, Christopher (May 19, 2008). "Subtle: ExitingARM". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Hamilton, Billy (May 14, 2008). "Subtle - ExitingARM". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Dahlen, Chris (May 15, 2008). "Subtle: ExitingARM". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Fairall, Jer (July 27, 2008). "Subtle: ExitingARM". PopMatters. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Ally (April 25, 2008). "Subtle - ExitingARM". The Skinny. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Reeves, Mosi (May 13, 2008). "Subtle, 'ExitingARM' (Lex)". Spin. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ a b Grandy, Eric (May 8, 2008). "Album Review". The Stranger. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Diver, Mike (June 13, 2008). "Subtle: overcoming odds in pursuit of silver linings". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ "Overlooked Records 2008". Pitchfork. July 21, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Exiting Arm at Discogs (list of releases)