Beak & Claw

Beak & Claw
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EP by
S / S / S
ReleasedMarch 20, 2012 (2012-03-20)
GenresHip hop, electronic, indie pop
Length18:00
LabelAnticon
S / S / S chronology
Beak & Claw
(2012)		 Sisyphus
(2014)

Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012. If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute62/100
Christgau's Consumer GuideA−
Consequence of SoundC+
Paste6.7/10
Pitchfork4.8/10
Under the RadarStarStarStar

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 out of 10 stars, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics." He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names." Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Museum Day"6:03
2."Beyond Any Doubt"3:26
3."If This Is Real" (featuring Shara Worden)3:56
4."Octomom" (featuring Doseone)4:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

S / S / S

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Beak & Claw". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ Hudson, Alex (February 27, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens Joins Forces with Son Lux and Serengeti for New Project". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Beak and Claw [EP] by SSS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Becker, Josh (March 26, 2012). "s / s / s - Beak & Claw EP". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: s/s/s". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ Fader, Lainna (March 22, 2012). "s / s / s – Beak & Claw". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  7. ↑ Reed, Ryan (March 28, 2012). "s/s/s: Beak & Claw". Paste. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ↑ Greene, Jayson (March 23, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 Trunick, Austin (April 19, 2012). "s / s / s: Beak & Claw EP". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

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