Seth K. Thomas

8090 decides to go to work on their new album MARCH 8, 2013 ~ JEFF HINTON I listen to a ton of hip-hop. From Hoodie Allen to Kendrick Lamar to 2 Chainz, I’m willing to give almost anything a spin. So when I say that I’ve never heard anything like Work Music, the new release from Chicago-based duo 8090 , it’s saying something. And in the case of Work Music, it’s saying something good. With Work Music, Seth Williams and Andy Metz have crafted an ode to the 9-5. Other than Kanye West’s “Spaceship”, I can’t think of a single hip-hop track much less an entire album devoted to the workplace. Metz and Williams trade clever lines that flow well with the slew of electro beats that make up the album, taking on everything from getting paid to feeling trapped in a dead end job. It’s a different approach to an album and this conceptual idea drew me to the album. While the whole project is filled with quality music, Work Music really hits its stride with a three song stretch in the middle of the ...