Mike Skinner and The Streets

MIKE SKINNER And THE STREETS Back With Familiar Vibes On New Album ‘THE DARKER THE SHADOW THE BRIGHTER THE LIGHT’

Posted on by JL

18 October 2023

Artist: THE STREETS
Who: Birmingham (UK) born UK garage/alt hip-hop/electronic artist.
Active: 1993–present / 6 LPs and 1 mixtape

New album: THE DARKER THE SHADOW THE BRIGTHER THE LIGHT

DIY Mag says: “For the most part, ‘The Darker the Shadow The Brighter the Light’ has
a vitality to it and has a sense of drama and occasion to it that was perhaps lacking by
the time he wound down The Streets the first time around.” Score: 4/5.

TUTV: The new Streets expose very familiar territory. We’re used to his wicked vibes
and rapping storytelling. Quite normal after 6 LPs, but let’s not forget that Mike Skinner
was an innovative and groundbreaking artist for UK Garage music when he released his masterpiece debut LP Original Pirate Material in 2002. Impossible (to my ears) to match the brilliance of that album. So here we are, entertained, nothing more, nothing less.

Singles/clips: Troubled Waters / Each Day Gives

– TROUBLED WATERS –

– EACH DAY GIVES –

ALBUM


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THE STREETS: Instagram – Facebook

THE STREETS Share B-Side From Collaborative Single With TAME IMPALA…

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New sonic impulses…

9 May 2020

MIKE SKINNER‘s THE STREETS and Kevin Parker‘s pop sensation TAME IMPALA launched new collaborative single  Call My Phone Thinking I’m Doing Nothing Better last month.

Skinner now shared the B-side of that single called WHERE THE F* & K DID APRIL GO reflecting his moody thoughts on these science-fiction like lockdown times.

He explained what inspired him: “I wrote this last week. It’s a weird time. We were looking forward to the summer just like everyone else, festivals and gigs all there, new music, new
stage set, but this has taken the wind from everyone’s sails. And none of us know quite how
to cope with it all. I just wrote a tune the same way other people might talk to a therapist!”

Tune in…

THE STREETS: Facebook