The World Forgot

Flipsyde’s old album, 2005’s We The People (amazon) (itunes), at times sounds like a mashup between spitfire hip hop lyrics and genuine pop music.  Sometimes their style drifts more towards the pop spectrum, and other times it honestly sounds like Grits somehow got mixed up with Ben Gibbard.  I think that’s what was ultimately nagging on me as I listened to this album the other day.  It almost, but not quite, sounds like something Girl Talk would choose to mash together.

Regardless of the amount of labels we place on music, or the rididulous sub genres we choose to invent, it all comes down to whether or not you actually enjoy the music.  Granted, at times on this album, there are songs that I would rather skip past.  Some songs are simply too repetetive for my taste, but there are other tracks on this album that stand out and demand attention.  Hopefully those tracks are more of what to expect from Flipsyde’s upcoming new album.

mp3 : Flipsyde - Skippin’ Stones
mp3 : Flipsyde - Trumpets

In other news the group has undergone a little change since their last album.  In simplest terms they dropped a dude and picked up a lady.  In the past we’ve seen hip pop/hop groups use this formula to great success {most notable Black Eyed Peas}.  Let us hope and pray that this new pairing leads to great tracks reminiscent of BEP and not an atrocious spin off album akin to Fergilicious.  Also, and this is my humble personal opinion, I think the would do well to ask Wyclef to produce some tracks for them.  He seems to have a unique knack at merging hip hop and pop sensibilities.

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