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 CageDepart from Me Release Date 2009 07 07 Label Definitive Jux Records Rating:  Any encounter with indie rapper Cage's material should come with an expectation of joyless lyrics, soul-crushing stories, and animosity as a muse, so pointing out that Depart from Me is an uninviting album may seem unnecessary. Still, angst-free and well-adjusted listeners could still fall hard for his previous effort, 2005's Hell's Winter, thanks to the rapper's Atmosphere-meets-Eminem writing style combining with the Def Jux label's subterranean, head-bobbing beats. Here, the opening &"Nothing Left to Say" sets a familiar tone with "This beauty they speak of/I can not see" and "The monkey on my back is still flingin' shit at you" couldn't be more true, but a new attitude emerges with "I've got one thing to say/I'd like to share it with you/If you don't, is it too bad for me?/Or too bad for you?" This prickly and punkish stance is reflected in the album's sonic landscape which trades the bottom-end thump for guitar crunches and post-hardcore grinding. &"Teenage Hands" and &"Beat Kids" -- which must be inspired by the sick and twisted television show Wonder Showzen -- both sound like Steve Albini's classic Big Black crew with the addition of rhymes, while the twentysomething slice of life, &"Kid Rocks," pimps the no wave revival as it twitches with angular funk. When it works, it works well, but the snottiness overpowers on the less-successful cuts, making them feel a lot like preaching to the converted. Rabid fans won't mind much; just make sure you're sold on Hell's Winter before taking this bumpier ride through Cage's inner turmoil. David Jeffries, Rovi |
Tracks:
| Title | Composer | Time | |
| 1 | Nothing Left to Say | Meline, Meline, Palko | 4:28 |
| 2 | Beat Kids | Martin, Palko, Martin | 3:32 |
| 3 | Dr. Strong | Martin, Palko, Martin | 3:19 |
| 4 | I Found My Mind in Connecticut | Martin, Palko, Martin | 4:20 |
| 5 | I Lost It in Havertown | Meline, Meline, Palko | 1:36 |
| 6 | Teenage Hands | Palko | 1:47 |
| 7 | Eating Its Way out of Me | Meline, Meline, Palko | 3:57 |
| 8 | Kick Rocks | Martin, Palko, Martin | 2:09 |
| 9 | Captain Bumont | Martin, Palko, Martin | 2:55 |
| 10 | Strain | Bavitz, Palko, Bavitz | 3:39 |
| 11 | Fat Kids Need an Anthem | Martin, Palko, Martin | 2:18 |
| 12 | Look at What You Did | Martin, Palko, Martin | 3:03 |
| 13 | Depart from Me | Martin, Palko, Martin | 4:49 |
| 14 | I Never Knew You | Martin, Palko, Martin | 4:17 |
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