The Powers That B
by Death Grips
- Type: Album
- Released: 19 March 2015
- Label: Third Worlds, Harvest
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:20:45
- Community rating: 4.28/5 from 29 ratings
Artists on this release: Andy Morin, Stefan Burnett, Zach Hill
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Jenny Death' serves as the aggressive, rock-oriented second disc of the double album 'The Powers That B', shifting away from the sample-based structure of its predecessor. The album incorporates live instrumentation with contributions from guitarist Nick Reinhart, creating a sound critics identified as the band's most punk and confrontational work. Stefan Burnett's lyrical delivery remains relentlessly intense, exploring themes of authenticity, existential dread, and societal conflict, which are amplified by the chaotic and visceral production that blends Zach Hill's frenetic drumming with distorted, heavy guitar riffs.
Genres
Descriptors: abrasive, confrontational, sample-heavy, dystopian, industrial, rap, experimental, noisy, distorted
Tracklist
- Up My Sleeves (5:17)
- Billy Not Really (3:49)
- Black Quarterback (2:59)
- Say Hey Kid (3:27)
- Have A Sad Cum BB (3:39)
- Fuck Me Out (3:20)
- Voila (3:29)
- Big Dipper (5:28)
- I Break Mirrors With My Face In The United States (2:41)
- Inanimate Sensation (6:04)
- Turned Off (4:38)
- Why A Bitch Gotta Lie (4:40)
- Pss Pss (4:34)
- The Powers That B (5:32)
- Beyond Alive (6:08)
- Centuries Of Damn (5:32)
- On GP (6:08)
- Death Grips 2.0 (3:20)
Credits
- Stefan Burnett - vocals, lyrics
- Zach Hill - synthesizer, keyboards, drums, v-drums, production, arrangement
- Andy Morin - bass on track 9 (jenny death), synthesizer, engineer, production
- Björk - vocal samples on tracks 1–8 (niggas on the moon)
- Nick Reinhart - guitar on tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9 (jenny death)
- Julian Imsdahl - synthesizer, mellotron, organ, & guitar on tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 9 (jenny death)