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DJ Shadow announces politically charged new album, Our Pathetic Age

By | Published on Monday 23 September 2019

DJ Shadow

DJ Shadow has announced that he will release a new album, ‘Our Pathetic Age’, later this year. Split into two halves, the first will be instrumental, while the second will feature collaborations with Nas, Pharoahe Monch, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, De La Soul, Wiki, Interpol’s Paul Banks, Run The Jewels, Dave East and Future Islands’ Samuel T Herring.

“In my part of the world, people are scared”, says the producer. “There’s rampant homelessness and a real fear of falling into generational poverty. People are addicted to and addled by distraction; they’re angry and confused, and disaffected by their own governmental institutions”.

“There are songs that are inspired by this energy and seek to harness it, to make sense of it”, he continues. “In some cases, there’s attempts to salve the wound; in others, the songs merely observe but don’t offer solutions. Despite the title, it’s a hopeful, vibrant album – there is always light in darkness. I want it to reflect the times we live in, a signpost in the ground to mark the era: ‘Our Pathetic Age'”.

The album is out on 15 Nov. New single ‘Rosie’ is out now, listen here:



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