Red Burns
Studio album by
Standing on the Corner
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2017
Genre
Length1:02:56
Standing on the Corner chronology
Standing on the Corner
(2016)		 Red Burns
(2017)		 Afroprojection #1
(2018)
Alternate cover

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

The album features collaborations with their friends and the local New York creative community including MIKE, sLUms, EMC, Lila Ramani from Crumb.[1][2]

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."[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.0/10[4]

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."[5] 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."[6]

Pitchfork included the music video for “SahBabii /\ Now, Nation End, 38:15” on their list of The Best Music Videos of 2018.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Side X
  • The Landing
  • Sellin Soap
  • Pass Time
  • I Remember
  • Recitation #1, nate sees the storm
  • A Siren Reimagined
  • Que Triste
  • Unhappy
  • Recitation #2 - Revelation, 1st 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
  • !Can I Kick It? wit Ah ah ah Brownie
  • Tribute for Albert Ayler (Spirit 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 Burn
  • Red Burns jumped the devil
  • Let Us Pray
  • U Remember
  • You Purified Me caveman
  • MIKE Sees The Storm
  • Take the 'C' Train"
30:39

References

  1. ↑ "more info". www.standingonthecorner.com.
  2. ↑ "Standing on the Corner's 'Red Burns' and the NYC Revitalization". massappeal.com. 4 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "How Standing On The Corner created a visceral snapshot of New York life". Fader. Fader.
  4. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (October 7, 2017). "Standing on the Corner: Red Burns Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Standing on the Corner: Red Burns". Pitchfork.
  6. ↑ "Meet Standing on the Corner, the Post-Genre Crew Whose Music Speaks a Secret Language". Pitchfork.
  7. ↑ "The Best Music Videos of 2018". Pitchfork.
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