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]
| 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] |
Critical reception
editAt 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
editCredits 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)