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Hive Mind

nme

10

“Show LA R&B group The Internet a trend and they’ll buck it. Give them a recipe for making pop records and the group’s founders Odd Future cohorts Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians will most likely toss in a bunch of sriracha sauce and nitroglycerin just to see what happens. So when it came to topping their Grammy nominated third album ‘Ego Death’, they were always going to give us something a little i”

Hive Mind

thelineofbestfit

9.0

“The Internet return with the exhilarating, gorgeous Hive Mind”

Hive Mind

pastemagazine

8.6

““They gon’ get us to / Come together.” So goes the mantra at the very beginning of Hive Mind, Los Angeles collective The Internet’s first album since the breakthrough of 2015’s GRAMMY-nominated third LP, Ego Death. It’s a fitting opener, as Hive Mind also marks the reunion of its members—Syd (vocalist/songwriter), Matt Martians (producer), Steve Lacy (guitarist/vocalist/songwriter), Patrick Paige ”

Hive Mind

pitchfork

8.3

“The fourth album from the R&B collective is a peak example of their combined powers. It simplifies their sound with soft-focus blues, plush arrangements, and deep-in-the-ground grooves.”

Hive Mind

loudandquiet

8.0

“In the three years since The Internet released ‘Ego Death’ much has happened to accelerate their metamorphosis from Odd Future spin-off neo-soul curio to bona fide pop-RnB personalities. Following a Grammy nomination, four of the quintet have released well-received solo albums, collaborations have bloomed beyond the standard Odd Future family to include the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Sampha and Lana”

Ego Death

pitchfork

7.4

“On the Internet's third album, which features guest spots from Janelle Monáe, Vic Mensa, and Tyler, the Creator, Syd tha Kyd comes into her own as a writer. The band's purposeful instrumentation clears room to showcase her words, and she has a war story for every stage of love and loss.”