Beak & Claw

Beak & Claw
A series of orange and purple gradient curves intersecting with the title "BEAK & CLAW" written in white in the middle.
EP by
S / S / S
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)[1]
GenreHip hop, electronic, indie pop
Length18:00
LabelAnticon
S / S / S chronology
Beak & Claw
(2012) 		Sisyphus
(2014)

Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012.[1] If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute62/100[4]
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−[5]
Consequence of SoundC+[6]
Paste6.7/10[7]
Pitchfork4.8/10[8]
Under the Radar[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 out of 10 stars, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics."[9] He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names."[9] Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment."[4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Museum Day"6:03
2."Beyond Any Doubt"3:26
3."If This Is Real" (featuring Shara Worden)3:56
4."Octomom" (featuring Doseone)4:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

S / S / S

Additional musicians

  • Casey Foubert – bass guitar (1)
  • James Mcalister – additional drums (1)
  • Shara Worden – vocals (3)
  • Doseone – vocals (4), additional programming (4)
  • Hal Walker – jaw harp (4), harmonica (4)

Technical personnel

  • Ryan Lott – mixing
  • John McCaig – mastering

References

  1. ^ a b "Beak & Claw". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Hudson, Alex (February 27, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens Joins Forces with Son Lux and Serengeti for New Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Beak and Claw [EP] by SSS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Becker, Josh (March 26, 2012). "s / s / s - Beak & Claw EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "CG: s/s/s". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ^ Fader, Lainna (March 22, 2012). "s / s / s – Beak & Claw". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ^ Reed, Ryan (March 28, 2012). "s/s/s: Beak & Claw". Paste. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ^ Greene, Jayson (March 23, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c Trunick, Austin (April 19, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw EP". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

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