For the first time ever Birdapres has teamed up with Rob Crooks to bring yo… Read Full Bio ↴For the first time ever Birdapres has teamed up with Rob Crooks to bring you Argyle. Named for both an alternative high-school in Winnipeg and the pattern that adorns school uniforms, this eight track EP harkens back to the days of low-hanging backpacks, mind-numbing classes and juvenile delinquency. Although Bird and Crooks are well beyond their teenage years, they artfully use the theme of high-school to express the feelings of alienation and ennui that followed them well into adulthood.

The poetic insight that laid the theme for Argyle came from Birdapres’ observation that most people had a friend or classmate tragically pass away during the months or days surrounding graduation. From that dark inspiration came the pensive "Bus No More", a song that developed the overarching concept for this brand new EP. Other songs cover topics such as adolescent drug-use ("High School High"), skipping class to smoke "Cigarettes (feat. Pip Skid)" and the dreaded "Summer School".

Sonically, Argyle is contrastingly upbeat and fun. Rob Crooks, playing the role of producer in addition to emcee, took records supplied by the walking-vinyl-encyclopedia Birdapres and fed them through his sampler to create beats influenced by Krautrock to Miami Bass. Samples from classic 80s and 90s high-school movies are sprinkled throughout the EP adding a narrative that takes the listener from the first day of school to graduation and beyond.

The final result is a hip-hop album unlike any other, relating the experiences of angst-ridden high-school students to the existential problems facing us as grown-ups today.

Place To Be
Birdapres & Rob Crooks Lyrics

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Goodshirt are you in the now smooth sheen dream to be seen as you…
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I.B.G. "The grass is greener where you water it" Why is it…
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Iron & Wine When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…

John Reuben John: Alright, guys, we got one chance. once chance, folks,…
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Loopole Well I'm stuck in the cloud of doubt Can…
MACCA - D When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…
Make Some Noise Kids Deze plek is fijn Iedereen hoort erbij Niemand is alleen Dez…
Nick Drake When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…
O6boys Got rich on em Yea yea she call me the truth (Yea,…
Patrick Salone If you want to be more than comfortable let's try…
Redwing I see the place for us to be I see the…
Roberto Angelini & Rodrigo d'Erasmo When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…
Scott Mattews When I was younger, younger than before I never saw the…
Scott Matthews When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…
Shindigs You never claimed that we've committed single squabbles In w…
Sketch Tha Cataclysm All my people in this space with me say this…
Slaughterhouse Fuck the world man, we are the freshest I'm higher than…
Smiley-D When I was young, younger than before I never saw the…
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y3sthanky0u "The grass is greener where you water it" Why is it…

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