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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