Our Pathetic Age

by DJ Shadow

Our Pathetic Age cover art

The legendary instrumental hip-hop pioneer delivers a sprawling double album uniquely split into two distinct halves: one entirely instrumental and one featuring vocal collaborations. The record tackles modern political polarization and technological anxiety, pairing his signature breakbeat sampling with guest spots from Run the Jewels, Nas, and Pusha T. While ambitious, it received mixed reviews regarding its cohesive flow.

Genres

  • Conscious Hip Hop
  • Instrumental Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Nature Always Wins
  2. Slingblade
  3. Intersectionality
  4. Beauty, Power, Motion, Life, Work, Chaos, Law
  5. Juggernaut
  6. Firestorm
  7. Weightless
  8. Rosie
  9. If I Died Today
  10. My Lonely Room
  11. We Are Always Alone
  12. Drone Warfare (feat. Nas & Pharoahe Monch)
  13. Rain on Snow (feat. Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon)
  14. Rocket Fuel (feat. De La Soul)
  15. C.O.N.F.O.R.M. (feat. Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truth Speaker, Infamous Taz)
  16. Small Colleges (Stay with Me) [feat. Wiki, Paul Banks]
  17. Jojo's Words (feat. Stro)
  18. Kings & Queens (feat. Run the Jewels)
  19. Taxin' (feat. Dave East)
  20. Dark Side of the Heart (feat. Fantastic Negrito, Jump Is Dr.Ama)
  21. I Am Not a Robot - Interlude
  22. Urgent, Important, Please Read (feat. Rockwell Knuckles, Tef Poe, Daemon)
  23. Our Pathetic Age (feat. Sam Herring)
  24. Been Use Ta (feat. Pusha T) - Bonus Track
  25. Taxin' (feat. Dave East, Loyle Carner) - Long Version / Bonus Track
  26. Two Notes (feat. Barny Fletcher) - Bonus Track