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Hoodies All Summer

Hoodies All Summer is the sixth studio album by British rapper Kano. The album was released on 30 August 2019 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It follows the album Made in the Manor which was released in 2016. It includes guest appearances from Ghetts, D Double E, Popcaan, Kojo Funds and Lil Silva, with production handled by Blue May and Jodi Milliner.

Hoodies All Summer
Studio album by
Kano
Released30 August 2019
Recorded2016–19
Genre
Length39:16
Label
Producer
  • Blue May
  • Jodi Milliner
  • Hal Ritson
Kano chronology
Made in the Manor
(2016) 		Hoodies All Summer
(2019)
Singles from Hoodies All Summer
  1. "Trouble"
    Released: 19 July 2019
  2. "Class of Deja"
    Released: 19 July 2019

Promotion

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The album was announced on 19 July 2019, alongside its cover art and track listing. Two singles were released on the same day: "Trouble" and "Class of Deja" featuring D Double E and Ghetts.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.0/10[3]
Metacritic79/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Clash9/10[6]
The Daily Telegraph     [1]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Financial Times     [8]
The Guardian     [9]
Mojo     [10]
NME     [11]
The Observer     [12]
Q     [13]

Hoodies All Summer was met with critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 79, indicating "generally well received", based on 13 reviews.[4]

Kitty Empire of The Observer stressed the album's "clarion-clear narratives about knife crime and the importance of good times", adding that these topics are "delivered not just with anger and pathos, but humour."[9] William Rosebury of The Line of Best Fit concluded that Hoodies All Summer is "an exceptional achievement, proving once again that Kano is one of the UK’s most versatile, thoughtful and talented voices", while complimenting the stripped-back production that "consistently ensures that Kano’s voice is always front and centre."[14]

Hoodies all Summer was also nominated for the 2020 Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Free Years Later"
  • May
  • Hal Ritson
  • Milliner
3:52
2."Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil"
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • May
  • Milliner
4:25
3."Trouble"
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Sam Beste
  • May
  • Milliner
5:02
4."Pan-Fried" (featuring Kojo Funds)
  • May
  • Milliner
3:30
5."Can't Hold We Down" (featuring Popcaan)
  • May
  • Milliner
4:27
6."Teardrops"
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • Duke Reid
  • Migual Collins
  • May
  • Milliner
4:23
7."Bang Down Your Door"
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • Hindman
  • May
  • Milliner
1:32
8."Got My Brandy, Got My Beats" (featuring Lil Silva)
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • Napier
  • May
  • Milliner
3:46
9."Class of Deja" (featuring D Double E and Ghetts)
  • May
  • Milliner
3:29
10."SYM"
  • Robinson
  • May
  • Milliner
  • Malinga
  • Napier
  • May
  • Milliner
4:50
Total length:39:16

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]

Musicians

  • Kano – main artist, claps ("Trouble")
  • Blue May – production (all tracks), synthesiser ("Free Years Later"), claps ("Trouble"), tambourine ("Trouble"), piano ("Bang Down Your Door")
  • Jodi Milliner – production (all tracks), piano ("Can't Hold We Down", "Teardrops", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats", "SYM"), bass ("Trouble", "Teardrops"), synthesiser ("Free Years Later", "Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Can't Hold We Down", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats"), claps ("Trouble")
  • Hal Ritson – production, violin ("Free Years Later")
  • Louise Clare Marshall – vocals ("Free Years Later")
  • Nerys Richards – cello ("Free Years Later")
  • Sam Beste – piano ("Free Years Later", "Trouble")
  • Marianne Haynes – violin ("Free Years Later")
  • Amy Stanford – viola ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
  • Gita Langley – violin ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
  • Kotono Sato – violin ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
  • Beverly Tawiah – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
  • Emily Holligan – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
  • Olivia Williams – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
  • Vula Malinga – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
  • Wilson Atie – choir vocals ("Trouble", "SYM")
  • Valentina Pappalardo – backing vocals ("Got My Brandy, Got My Beats")

Technical

  • Blue May – mixing (all tracks), programming ("Free Years Later", "Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Trouble", "Pan-Fried", "Can't Hold We Down", "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats", "Class of Deja"), synthesiser programming ("Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Bang Down Your Door", "Class of Deja")
  • Jodi Milliner – programming ("Teardrops"), drum programming (all tracks except "Bang Down Your Door"), synthesiser programming ("Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil", "Pan-Fried", "Class of Deja", "SYM")
  • Amy Langley – arranging, cello ("Trouble", "Teardrops")
  • Hal Ritson – programming ("Free Years Later")
  • Matt Colton – mastering ("Free Years Later")
  • Quays – drum programming ("Bang Down Your Door")
  • Richard Adlam – programming ("Free Years Later")
  • Scott Knapper – engineer (all tracks)

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 40
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 8

References

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  1. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (29 August 2019). "Kano, Hoodies All Summer, review: this is the album grime has been crying out for". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (19 July 2019). "Kano announces new album with two singles "Trouble" and "Class Of Deja"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Hoodies All Summer by Kano reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Hoodies All Summer by Kano Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  5. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Hoodies All Summer – Kano". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  6. ^ Hale, Joe (29 August 2019). "Kano – Hoodies All Summer". Clash. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  7. ^ Dart, Chris (4 September 2019). "Kano: Hoodies All Summer". Exclaim!. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (30 August 2019). "Kano: Hoodies All Summer — a well-rounded, hard-hitting album". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b Horner, Al (30 August 2019). "Kano: Hoodies All Summer review – London's grime guru gets soulful". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  10. ^ Cowan, Andy (November 2019). "Kano: Hoodies All Summer". Mojo (312): 89.
  11. ^ Garratt-Stanley, Fred (30 August 2019). "Kano – 'Hoodies All Summer' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ^ Empire, Kitty (1 September 2019). "Kano: Hoodies All Summer review – grime elder statesman back with force". The Observer. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  13. ^ Monroe, Jazz (October 2019). "Words of Wisdom". Q (403): 107.
  14. ^ Rosebury, William (29 August 2019). "Kano's Hoodies All Summer proves once more that he's among the UK's most versatile, powerful artists". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Hoodies All Summer". Tidal. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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