Title: Kickinit Alone Artist: Kiefer Label: Leaving Records Product Type: VINYL LP UPC: 659457522513 Genre: Rap/Hip Hop Release Date: 2017-06-30 Number of Discs: 1
Californian keyboardist & beatmaker Kiefer (birthname Kiefer Shackelford) drops his debut LP on Leaving Records, which has enough jazz piano chops to transform L.A.'s Low End Theory into a smokey speak easy. The title track from Kiefer's debut album, Kickinit Alone, is a striking entry to this lineage of hip-hop inextricably tethered to jazz. Kickinit Alone moves with a patient step, it's short piano phrase looping like it was ripped from a dusty vinyl and brought to life. The warm hiss of tape noise and subtle effects give the track a smokey vibe. But then the piano suddenly flips to a Rhodes-y sound, and the melody moves from it's blues center towards more muted hues. Even in brief divergences, Kiefer is a subtle showman, bringing depth to quiet flourishes. - Pitchfork
Tracks: 1.1 Tubesocks 1.2 Evil Eye (Feat. Castelluzzo) 1.3 5000 Dollar Check 1.4 Butterfly Inside My House 1.5 Ghosted 1.6 Idk 1.7 U R What U Repeatedly Do 1.8 Happysad Sunday 1.9 Most Beautiful Grl 1.10 In Pursuit Of U 1.11 Reinvent Yo Self 1.12 Kickinit Alone
