New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The prolific MC, producer and musician Oddisee's new album 'The Iceberg' is a plea for humanity to dig deeper in search of understanding and common ground. His third release in just 12 months, 'The Iceberg' is a distillation of stereotypical tropes in hip-hop and beyond, 12 tracks about money, sex, politics, race and religion that appear superficial until his multi-dimensional lyrics unfurl to expose the complexities of individuality and identity: how we see ourselves and how others see us. Deeply soulful, and shot through with jazz, Go-go, gospel, thick r&b and hard beats, the album is a timely, poetic statement. 'The Iceberg' is out February 24 on Mello
Music Group.
Lead single "Things" acts as a mission statement for the album, a deep dance groove with lightning-quick lyrics about "things" he's going through. Says Oddisee, ""We all go through the trials & tribulations of life. Why is it we feel the need to individualize our shared experiences? If only we could see our concerns as others do, maybe they wouldn't be so serious."
Listen to "Things" via YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7L3wnAwMNo
Says NPR: "'Things,' a bright and bouncy dance track, adds a new color to Oddisee's production palette — but the song's energy belies its lyrical content. It's a confessional that finds the rapper-producer wrestling with his status, summed up by a nod to The Notorious B.I.G.'s "mo' money, mo' problems" mantra. Much of Oddisee's career has been marked by that dilemma, and here, he likens it to a horror-film cliché: He's unable to resist the urge to run towards the screams."
'The Iceberg' was recorded and produced by Oddisee at his own studio in Brooklyn, made with live instrumentation performed by Oddisee and members of his band, Good Compny.
Oddisee has released two studio albums, several EPs mixtapes and instrumental albums, and has over 23 million plays on Spotify. He's been profiled by NPR, the Washington Post, praised by Pitchfork and Stereogum, performed on NPR's Tiny Desk, Red Bull Sound Select and at festivals including Glastonbury and Sasquatch. 'The Iceberg' follows two releases in 2016, the 'Alwasta EP' and the instrumentals album 'The Odd Tape.' His 2015 full-length 'The Good Fight' was a Top 10 album on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap chart and he won the iTunes
Music award for Best Hip-Hop Album of 2012.
Oddisee's 2017 international tour with Good Compny starts March 2 in Paris and includes dates across the U.S. in April and May. Full list of dates below with more to be added.
"In the tradition of some of rap's great storytellers (Masta Ace, De La Soul, Rakim), Oddisee observes the world with an intense curiosity and a sharp eye for the fabric that holds people together" - Paste
Pre-order the album here: https://oddiseemmg.bandcamp.com/album/the-iceberg
'The Iceberg' TRACK LIST
Digging Deep
Things
Built By Pictures
Hold It Back
You Grew Up
NNGE (feat. Toine)
Like Really
Want To Be
This Girl I Know
Waiting Outside
Rain Dance
Rights & Wrongs (feat. Olivier St. Louis)
TOUR DATES
March 2 - Paris, France - La Place
March 3 - Lyon, France - Bizarre!
March 4 - Nantes, France - Stereolux
March 6 - Bristol, UK - The Lantern
March 8 - Manchester, UK - Gorilla
March 9 - Dublin, Ireland, The Sugar Bluc
March 11 - London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
March 13 - Munich, Germany - Ampere
March 14 - Erfurt, Germany - Franz Melhose
March 15 - Berlin, Germany - Gretchen
March 16 - Hamburg, Germany - Mojo Club
March 17 - Cologne, Germany - Gloria
March 18 - Stuttgart, Germany - Im Wizemann
March 19 - Frankfurt, Germany - Zoom
March 22 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
March 24 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Bird
March 25 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
March 26 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
March 30 - Milan, Italy - Biko Club
April 7 - Sofia, Bulgaria -
Sofia Live Club
April 8 - Bucharest, Romania - Arenele Romane
April 10 - Vienna, Austria - Grelle Forelle
April 11 - Warsaw, Poland - Stodola
April 18 - Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts
April 20 - Washington, D.C. - 9:30 Club
April 21 - Raleigh, NC - King's Barcade
April 23 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft
April 26 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
April 27 - Dallas, TX - Dada Dallas
April 28 - Austin, TX -
Empire Control Room
May 1 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
May 5 - San Diego, CA -
Music Box
May 7 - San Francisco, CA - The Regency
May 9 - Eugene, OR - WoW Hall
May 10 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
May 11 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
May 12 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
May 13 - Spokane, WA - The Big Dipper
May 14 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
May 17 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown
May 18 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
May 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
May 20 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
May 21 - Indianapolis, IN - The HiFi
May 26 - Detroit, MI - Arab American
National Museum
May 27 - Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
May 30 - Boston, MA - Brighton
Music Hall
May 31 - New York, NY - Highline Ballroom
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