{"id":4867,"date":"2012-11-16T08:35:40","date_gmt":"2012-11-16T16:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=4867"},"modified":"2012-11-16T12:22:30","modified_gmt":"2012-11-16T20:22:30","slug":"the-coup-returns-with-first-album-in-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2012\/11\/16\/the-coup-returns-with-first-album-in-six-years\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coup returns with first album in six years"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been six years since the politically conscious Bay Area rap ensemble The Coup dropped Pick a Bigger Weapon.<\/em> Now, with the release of Sorry to Bother You,<\/em> the band is back, although with a slightly different sound.<\/p>\n

Straying away from a strictly sample-based approach to production, The Coup adds an assortment of sounds you wouldn\u2019t normally hear on a hip-hop record. Kazoos and banjos accompany gritty but funky analog synths, hard-hitting drums and handclaps, and the odd sample thrown in there.<\/p>\n

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What does The Coup frontman Boots Riley have in his jacket? It shall remain a mystery (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been live instruments, from the very first album,\u201d says vocalist Boots Riley.<\/p>\n

In the six years since Pick a Bigger Weapon,<\/em> the group\u2019s hard-working frontman has been touring and releasing music with his other band, Street Sweeper Social Club, also featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. The Coup has also been gigging around, because, according to Riley, that\u2019s what you have to do to put food on the table as a musician.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust touring,\u201d he says, summing up the past few years for the band. \u201cBasically, if you don\u2019t blow the fuck up, then in order to survive in music you have to just gig\u00c9 and so, you know, a lot of time is spent gigging to make ends meet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sorry to Bother You<\/em> was, interestingly enough, the name of a screenplay that the rapper wrote himself, inspired by his time working as a telemarketer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction all inspired by my time as a telemarketer. It\u2019s being filmed in the spring. It\u2019s produced by Ted Hope, who produced 21 Grams<\/em>, The Ice Storm<\/em>, American Splendor<\/em>, and Eat Drink Man Woman.<\/em> But you don\u2019t have to know the movie to enjoy the soundtrack,\u201d Riley says of the album.<\/p>\n

Sorry to Bother You<\/em> is a dance-ready, funk-filled album and starts off with a bang, with Riley saying \u201cwe are the bomb\u201d to homeland security on lead single \u201cThe Magic Clap.\u201d The line has two meanings: one is that the people, the movement, are the ones to fear. Also, \u201cWe are the bomb means we are the shit,\u201d says Riley.<\/p>\n

Writing screenplays, collaborating on albums with Tom Morello, and finding time to craft an album while touring heavily is a tough feat for most, but the rapper takes it on with a certain attitude and determination that is inspirational in itself.<\/p>\n

Now, moving ahead with positive feedback from fans about the new album and a nationwide tour on the go, The Coup is ready for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reaction is good,\u201d says Riley. \u201cIt\u2019s always weird to have been working on something for a while and have other people look at it but, you know, the reaction has been affirming.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Coup<\/strong>
\nSunday, November 18<\/strong>
\nClub 9one9, $7.80<\/strong>
\nstrathconahotel.com.club90ne9<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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