Red Burns (album)

Red Burns is the second album by the American experimental collective Standing on the Corner. It was released on September 11, 2017.

Red Burns
Studio album by Standing on the Corner
Released	September 11, 2017
Genre	Neo-soul sound collage alternative hip hop avant-garde jazz
Length	62:56
Standing on the Corner chronology
Standing on the Corner (2016) Red Burns (2017) Afroprojection #1 (2018)
Alternate cover

The album features collaborations with their friends and the local New York creative community including MIKE, sLUms, EMC, Lila Ramani from Crumb.

Release

Red Burns was released through their official website on September 11, tying the album and the imagery to the duos connection to New York. Even though their previous album had also been released on the same date the previous year, they revealed that had happened by chance. Escobar detailed the importance of that date and being a New Yorker and the contrast of the sense of vulnerability in a city that otherwise has a very confident character. "As much as you love this place, it's very unforgiving and harsh. It's not easy. There are worse places to be, granted. I think [using the imagery of] the towers, that's the perfect way of saying that without saying that."

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	8.0/10

Red Burns received acclaim for its genre-bending freeform music and what it manages to capture in an audio-scrapbook manner. Many critics citing the project's ability to capture their essence of New York City. For example, Sheldon Pearce of Pitchfork wrote "Red Burns is a dazzling sensory experience, a city tour in which each track is like a street sign...and Red Burns seems designed as a sort of multidimensional diagram of New York City, the diverse perspectives it shapes, and the varying journeys inside its city blocks." Matthew Strauss described it as "hour-long, uninterrupted piece" that "blends elements of jazz, indie rock, soul, funk, and hip-hop, tossing in poetry, mock radio broadcasts, a lot of samples, and plenty of distortion."

Pitchfork included the music video for “SahBabii /\ Now, Nation End, 38:15” on their list of The Best Music Videos of 2018.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Side X The Landing Sellin Soap Pass Time I Remember Recitation #1, nate sees the storm A Siren Reimagined (That Awful Sound Pt.II) Que Triste Unhappy Recitation #2, red burns comin! Revelation, First Variation Get It On ! Millyrock Tricknology ! A Shame! aka Canned Pears >:-)! Tri ck nol o g y (written in white out)"	32:17
2.	"Side Y Tribute For Malcolm (Allah) Today's Mathematics Noise Complaint Skit !Can I Kick It? wit Ah ah ah Brownie Recitation #3, cleb sees the storm ! Tribute for Albert Ayler (Rejoice !) SahBabii / Now, Nation End :'-( Recitation #4, what about the planet? So I go bang bang and shoot Wont U Fiesta para San Lasaro Babalu Recitation #5, the devil Meets Red Burns Red Burns jumped the devil Let Us Pray U Remember You Purified Me caveman MIKE Sees The Storm Take the 'C' Train A Moment of Silence For You Bichass niggas"	30:39