Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve (Black Vinyl)

Having always navigated between experimental and classic styles of hip-hop, Injury Reserve's new record sees the trio’s creative pulse palpitate at full throttle. Though their two emcees Ritchie and Stepa remain true to traditional flows and verse-hook structures, the collective—thanks to Corey—mix things up with some of the most wonky-sounding production you will hear outside of Death Grips. Seemingly interspersed with influences of deconstructed club and even PC Music (a la SOPHIE), Injury Reserve’s debut, self-titled album is easily their best sounding and most cohesive project, but it is also one that swiftly shifts from cutting and corrosive to pensive and beautiful at the drop of a dime.