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2016 studio album by Fantastic Negrito
The Last Days of Oakland is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito . Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years."[1] In 2017, it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album .[2]
Track listing [ ]
All tracks are written by Fantastic Negrito, except "In the Pines" by Lead Belly .
1. "The Last Days of Oakland (Intro)" 0:35 2. "Working Poor" 4:00 3. "About a Bird" 3:39 4. "Scary Woman" 3:10 5. "What Would You Do? (Interlude 1)" 1:19 6. "The Nigga Song" 3:16 7. "In the Pines" 4:19 8. "Hump Through the Winter" 3:54 9. "Lost in a Crowd" 5:00 10. "El Chileno (Interlude 2)" 0:41 11. "The Worst" 3:51 12. "Rant Rushmore" 5:01 13. "Nothing Without You" 4:15 14. "Push Back" 3:53 15. "The Shadows" 3:34 Total length: 50:27
Charts [ ]
References [ ]
^ Piana, Rayanne (2016-06-21). "Fantastic Negrito is Cautiously Optimistic in 'The Last Days of Oakland' " . East Bay Express . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ Pereira, Alyssa (12 February 2017). "Fantastic Negrito wins first Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues album" . San Francisco Chronicle .
^ "The Last Days of Oakland" . Metacritic . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Last Days of Oakland" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ Hann, Michael (2016-06-16). "Fantastic Negrito: The Last Days of Oakland review – a bluesy howl for modern America" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ Hodgkinson, Will (2016-06-17). "Fantastic Negrito: The Last Days Of Oakland" . The Times . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ Christgau, Robert (2017-01-13). "With 'RTJ3,' Run the Jewels Are Funnier, Hookier, Brainier, and More Political" . Noisey . Retrieved 2017-01-26 .
^ "Fantastic Negrito Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
^ "Fantastic Negrito Chart History (Top Blues Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved March 21, 2021.
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