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"Hive Mind" is the fourth studio album by American band The Internet. It was released on July 20, 2018 by Columbia Records.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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At first listen, the jazz-inflected bedroom R&B of the Internet’s fourth album, Hive Mind, isn’t far removed from that of the Los Angeles band’s prior work. Producer and multi-instrumentalist Matt Martians still specializes in sun-kissed, slightly offbeat neo-neo-soul, laying down lush blankets of sound for singer Sydney Bennett, a.k.a. Syd, to luxuriate in. But the subtle differences this time around are worth noting: Seven years after their debut as an offshoot of alt-hip-hop collective Odd Future, the Internet now sounds more than ever like a musical unit unto themselves.
Much of Hive Mind‘s appeal comes from its unabashed commitment to the Internet as a holistic group. This is most obvious in the way Syd hands over vocal duties to guitarist Steve Lacy on two tracks, including lead single “Roll (Burbank Funk).” More to the point, however, the songs themselves are crucially the work of all five members, not just a vehicle for a charismatic singer. The result is the Internet’s most musically diverse and synergetic album to date.
Reviewed by Zachary Hoskins for .slantmagazine.com.
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