Take to the Streets
By chicago_chris in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 21, 2004 5:54PM
The British hip-hop scene has produced some of the genres most exciting talents over the last year, like the insanely gifted (and insanely young) Dizzie Rascal. Another prominent figure is The Streets, a.k.a. Mike Skinner, whose insistent beats and charming cockney inflection keep Chicagoist coming back for more. He just followed up his excellent debut Original Pirate Material with the even more excellent (dude!) A Grand Dont Come for Free, an autobiographical concept album about ennui, anomie, solipsism and other dreary, fancily named emotional states they experience in that foggy land across the Atlantic. But Chicagoist definitely relates to his touching tales about being young, disconnected, and without prospects. (If only we could set our stories to such addictive soundscapes and not just snarky blog posts.) Hell be performing at the Metro on Wednesday night, so grab some friends and go weep with Skinner about the states of your lives.