Armand Hammer – Shrines

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Label:	Backwoodz Studioz – BWZ 762
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, White
Country:	US
Released:	Jun 19, 2020
Genre:	Hip Hop
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Tracklist

A1	Bitter Cassava Featuring – Pink Siifu Producer – Earl Sweatshirt	2:56
A2	Solarium Producer – Navy Blu*	1:32
A3	Charms Featuring – KeiyaA Producer – Child Actor	2:37
A4	Pommelhorse Featuring – Curly Castro Producer – August Fanon	3:33
A5	Leopards Featuring – Nosaj* Producer – Fat Albert Einstein	3:02
A6	King Tubby Producer – Nicholas Craven	3:25
A7	Frida Featuring – Fielded, Quelle Chris Producer – Andrew Broder	4:11
B1	Slewfoot Co-producer – Psymun Producer – Andrew Broder	3:19
B2	War Stories Producer – Messiah Musik	3:06
B3	Flavor Flav Producer – Steel Tipped Dove	2:45
B4	Dead Cars Featuring – R.A.P. Ferreira Producer – Kenny Segal	3:32
B5	Parables Featuring – Akai Solo Producer – Navy Blu*	3:18
B6	Ramses II Featuring – Earl Sweatshirt, Fielded, Moor Mother Producer – Andrew Broder, Navy Blu*	4:11
B7	The Eucharist Producer – Messiah Musik	1:46

Back cover is blank white. Limited to 1000. LP itself is white as well.
Printed inner sleeve includes credits.

	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Shrines (14×File, FLAC, Album, 24b/44.1kHz)	Backwoodz Studioz	BWZ-762-DIGITAL	US	2020
New Submission	Shrines (Cassette, Album)	Backwoodz Studioz	BWZ 762	US	2020
New Submission	Shrines (CD, Album)	Backwoodz Studioz	BWZ 762	US	2020
New Submission	Shrines (2×LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Orange with Black Splatter)	Backwoodz Studioz	BWZ 791	US	2023

headphone_easyrider Sep 21, 2020
Edited 4 years ago
I have now spent enough time with this one to weigh in with an opinion. I was out early behind Paraffin, and expressed my enthusiasm for why I believe it should be regarded as Exhibit A in making the case for Armand Hammer as the most musically progressive and relevant hip hop act going.

I didn’t love this one from the jump the way I connected with Paraffin. But, my favorite moments on this record (spider hole, War Stories, Flavor Flav) are every bit as good as the best in their already impressive archive and that includes their flooring “crawlspace” collaboration on the Woods/Segal Hiding Places, probably my favorite cut of all of their output.

My copy of the Shrines pressing is fine. I hope they re-release it later packaged with instrumental edits, as they did with Hiding Places. I think these guys should be supported and I hope they continue to act prolifically. This is top class hip hop.
bocsequoia Jul 1, 2020
Paraffin edges this one out imo, but that's reeeally hard to top to begin with. Overall just more great hip-hop from the duo, lyrics and beats on point as always, pressing sounds great. Scalpers really gotta ruin it for everyone tho.