Unlike the recent spate of cross-generational collaborations, We’re New Here offers a singular artistic interpretation. Jamie XX transforms Gil Scott-Heron’s moody, conversational 2010 release (and some back catalog) in his image, deftly accentuating the murmuring anxiety he creates by suppressing Scott-Heron’s beat blues earnestness beneath shimmering keyboards and samples.
Reminds us of: Gill Scott-Heron | the XX | Yusef Komunyakaa’s work on 8th Harmonic Breakdown
Rating: 6.1