The Root's top twitterer talks to the Journal about the band's new album How I Got Over and their groundbreaking day job with Jimmy. If you've heard the eponymous first single (link below), you know that the Philly gang seems to have stumbled upon a surprisingly great sounding gospel vibe, a departure that ?uest elaborates on a bit.
"This is as close as we'll ever get to spirituality. There's no standard for black men being this bone-serious in entertainment. I'm getting a little tired of reading bloggers who say, "Don't they smile? Don't they have fun?" I'm not saying we have to walk through life like Kurt Cobain or early Lou Reed, but we still deal with everyday people. We see suffering that goes on. We're a band that reflects what we see."
For the record, we've been just fine with The Roots' recent embrace of the darkness, but you gotta love how these guys keep changing it up.
The Roots - How I Got Over
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