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This Was Never Home
Hip-Hop · 2016 · 14 tracks · 56m

This Was Never Home

Arrested Development

Earthy acoustic guitars meet soulful boom-bap. A mature, sun-drenched reflection on heritage and resilience that trades the city for the red clay of the South.

February 12, 2016 · Vagabond Records & Tapes

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A resilient and sun-warmed reflection on identity and heritage that feels like a spiritual homecoming.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 56m
01
Act a Fool
4:12
02
Each Generation
3:31
03
Ego
3:16
04
Follow That
3:35
05
Front to the Back
2:47
06
The Harvest Is Here
4:07
07
In Line
4:21
08
Let’s Go
4:12
09
Out to the World
3:56
10
We Rolling
3:32
11
Suit Up
4:47
12
Trauma
4:18
13
Up
4:51
14
Weight (Off My Back)
4:52
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic interplay of acoustic strumming and boom-bap percussion on The Harvest Is Here.
The soaring vocal harmonies that elevate the hook of Each Generation into a spiritual anthem.
The stripped-back, vulnerable delivery on Weight (Off My Back) that closes the album with a sigh of relief.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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