Testarossa (album)
2016 studio album by Yoni & Geti
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Testarossa is a collaborative studio album by Yoni Wolf and Serengeti, as Yoni & Geti.[1] It was released on Joyful Noise Recordings on May 6, 2016.[2] Based on a script the two wrote together on tour, it is a concept album, telling the story of a star-crossed couple named Maddy and Davy.[3] On May 2, 2016, BrooklynVegan premiered a stream of the full album.[4] A music video was created for "Madeline".[5]
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| Testarossa | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 6, 2016 |
| Genres | Hip-hop, indie pop |
| Length | 36:10 |
| Label | Joyful Noise |
| Producer | Yoni Wolf |
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 76/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide | B+[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.2/10[9] |
| The Skinny | [10] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a densely packed, atmosphere-driven conceptual piece with one foot in the underground rap scene and the other in the increasingly elastic indie pop realm."[7] He added, "the two manage to find a little tenderness in their protagonists' struggles, and while it can make for some uncomfortable moments, it's never not compelling."[7]
In June 2016, Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone named it one of the "Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far".[11]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Umar Rashid" | 1:16 |
| 2. | "Allegheny" | 4:05 |
| 3. | "Madeline" | 3:26 |
| 4. | "Frank" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Lunchline" | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Change" | 0:47 |
| 7. | "Wassup (Uh Huh)" | 1:53 |
| 8. | "Lucky Town" | 2:47 |
| 9. | "What a Fool" | 0:47 |
| 10. | "Simone" | 2:45 |
| 11. | "Down" | 2:37 |
| 12. | "The Lore" | 3:12 |
| 13. | "I, Testarossa" | 4:01 |
| 14. | "Simple & Sweet" | 1:34 |