The Streets – The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light

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Track Listing / 01 Too Much Yayo02 Money Isn’t Everything03 Walk Of Shame04 Something To Hide05 Shake Hands With Shadows06 Not A Good Idea07 Bright Sunny Day08 The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light09 Funny Dream10 Gonna Hurt When This Is Over11 Kick The Can12 Each Day Gives13 Someone Else’s Tune14 Troubled Waters15 Good Old Daze Twenty years on from their debut album ‘Original Pirate Material’, which hit the charts in 2002,changing UKG & hip-hop forever, Mike Skinner still finds himself an iconic pioneer of British music. First full The Streets album since 2011. The new Album has been in the works for 5 years with all songs written by Mike Skinner unlike the previously released 2020 mixtape ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life Alive’ which was a collaborative project. Mike Skinner will also announce a full 80 minute feature film to be released alongside the album and screened in selective Everyman cinema around the UK throughout September & October. The album is a classic Streets album – filled with Skinner’s trademark lyrical wizardry and beats honed over a decade of building his other career as a legitimate bass/rap DJ in clubs – all songs written by Skinner but featuring vocal contributions from longtime collaborators Kevin Mark Trail and Robert Harvey, as well as a track featuring Teef. The songs on the album soundtrack the film and also play the role of narrator of the film at times – and whilst neither the album or film exist without each other – both can be enjoyed separately.