Hoodies All Summer
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| Hoodies All Summer | ||||
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| Released | 30 August 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–19 | |||
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| Length | 39:16 | |||
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Hoodies All Summer is the sixth studio album by British rapper Kano. The album was released on 30 August 2019 by Parlophone Records and Bigger Picture Music. It follows the album Made in the Manor which was released in 2016. It includes guest appearances from Ghetts, D Double E, Popcaan, Kojo Funds and Lil Silva, with production handled by Blue May and Jodi Milliner.
The album was announced on 19 July 2019, alongside its cover art and track listing. Two singles were released on the same day: "Trouble" and "Class of Deja" featuring D Double E and Ghetts.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 79/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Clash | 9/10[6] |
| The Daily Telegraph | [1] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Financial Times | [8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Mojo | [10] |
| NME | [11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Q | [13] |
Hoodies All Summer was met with critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 79, indicating "generally well received", based on 13 reviews.[4]
Kitty Empire of The Observer stressed the album's "clarion-clear narratives about knife crime and the importance of good times", adding that these topics are "delivered not just with anger and pathos, but humour."[9] William Rosebury of The Line of Best Fit concluded that Hoodies All Summer is "an exceptional achievement, proving once again that Kano is one of the UK’s most versatile, thoughtful and talented voices", while complimenting the stripped-back production that "consistently ensures that Kano’s voice is always front and centre."[14]
Hoodies all Summer was also nominated for the 2020 Mercury Music Prize.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Free Years Later" |
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| 3:52 |
| 2. | "Good Youtes Walk Amongst Evil" |
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| 4:25 |
| 3. | "Trouble" |
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| 5:02 |
| 4. | "Pan-Fried" (featuring Kojo Funds) |
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| 3:30 |
| 5. | "Can't Hold We Down" (featuring Popcaan) |
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| 4:27 |
| 6. | "Teardrops" |
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| 4:23 |
| 7. | "Bang Down Your Door" |
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| 1:32 |
| 8. | "Got My Brandy, Got My Beats" (featuring Lil Silva) |
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| 3:46 |
| 9. | "Class of Deja" (featuring D Double E and Ghetts) |
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| 3:29 |
| 10. | "SYM" |
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| 4:50 |
| Total length: | 39:16 | |||
