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1 Roasting bird
6 Kennel racket
10 Doze, with “out”
14 How writers often
work
15 NATO alphabet
ender
16 Ancient Andean
17 Lift
20 Bar sing-along
21 Quasi-convertible
option
22 Rock gp. with
winds and strings
23 Mil. training site
25 Pizzeria
attractions
29 Nervous giggle
32 “Cure Ignorance”
online reader
34 Glamorous
Gardner
35 Windy-day
window noise
37 Strummed strings
38 Lift
42 Linen fiber
source
43 Newspaper
space
measurement
44 So last week
45 Take in the
wrong way?
47 Split with the
band
51 Pet shelter
mission
53 Apt name for a
cook?
55 Put the cuffs on
56 Does one’s part?
58 Elves, at times
61 Lift
65 Curved entrance
adornment
66 Drop
67 Nautical table
listing
68 “Okay, granted”
69 “Bossypants”
memoirist Fey
70 Mail-order-only
company until
1925
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2 Acid neutralizer
3 “Little grey cells”
detective
4 Draft category
5 “Quo Vadis”
emperor
6 Tenochtitlán
native
7 Play about
automatons
8 Like much desert
9 Acquisition on a
blanket, perhaps
10 Brand with a
flame over the “i”
in its logo
11 Artist Yoko
12 Big name in bar
code scanners
13 Dennings of “2
Broke Girls”
18 Hybrid tennis
attire
19 Ticked off
24 Besmirches
26 Powerful shark
27 Say with
certainty
28 Carrier to Oslo
30 Cereal “for kids”
31 Work on a course
33 Many a “Hunger
Games” fan
36 Bluffer’s
giveaway
37 Colorado natives
38 Cobalt __
39 “Aw, shucks!”
40 Harder to see, as
shapes
41 Have-at link
42 Voting yes on
45 “That stings!”
46 Hit a winning
streak
48 New York lake
near Utica
49 Pantry
50 Dominate the
thoughts of
52 Hidden stockpile
54 Iota preceder
57 California’s __
Valley
59 D-Day transports
60 __-dieu: kneeler
61 New Year’s party
handout
62 Clearance rack
abbr.
63 Fort Worth sch.
64 Many holiday
guests
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ALBUM REVIEW
Emotive ‘EVOL’
a win for Future
Artist serves
another success
with latest
By MATT GALLATIN
Daily Arts Writer
With an onslaught of Future
music comes an onslaught of
cheesy emojis. There was the
diamond
for
What a Time
to
Be
Alive,
the
purple
umbrella
for
Purple
Reign,
and
now
the rose and
fire
emojis
for
EVOL
(pronounced “evil”), Future’s
newest album. After premiering
on DJ Khaled’s new Beats 1
radio show, fans were quick to
dutifully
litter
ex-girlfriend
Ciara’s
Instagram
with
the
emoticons and shout “Fire!”
throughout the Twitter-sphere.
But the pettiness of these
social media gimmicks does
injustice to the Atlanta rapper’s
rapidly expanding discography.
His relentless pace of releases
over the last year and a half has
been nearly unparalleled, and
is a refreshing contrast for fans
given the recent trend of major
artists holding back and cutting
down
on
their
production.
EVOL, coming just three weeks
after Purple Reign, is his latest
solid release of smoky-room trap.
“Low Life,” the first taste
of the album, was released
on Christmas and features a
characteristically
dark
and
murky collaboration with The
Weeknd, an artist who talks
about drugs almost as much as
Future does. It’s predictable,
but that’s not necessarily a bad
thing. “I just took some molly,
what
else?”
Future
states,
acknowledging that we should
be fully aware of the life he lives
at this point. He doesn’t need
to advertise — this is common
knowledge. This complete self-
awareness is obvious through the
track.
That release set the tone for
EVOL. There’s nothing here
that we haven’t heard before.
As expected, the album is
filled with prescription drug
references
(“Promethazine/
codeine this shit champagne for
us”) and subliminal Ciara disses
(“I know you ain’t saving that
pussy / You know somebody
play in that pussy”). Still, EVOL
manages to keep its head above
the sea of strong Future releases
and stake its own claim.
“Xanny
Family”
captures
the aesthetic of the album
particularly
well.
Melodic
rapping,
hallucinogenic
production and constant tempo
push this track forward. It’s a
hedonistic night of debauchery
during which Future takes just
enough time to look around,
comment on his surroundings,
and
move
on.
The
entire
album is the same, hardly ever
slowing. Where his last release
Purple Reign put on the brakes
with “Perkys Calling,” a ballad
of sorts, EVOL powers through
for 40 minutes without sign of
letting up.
With this relentless pace,
Future leaves behind the syrupy
dissatisfaction that consumed
DS2, his critically acclaimed
album from last year. On “Kno
the Meaning” from DS2, he stops
rapping and simply talks over a
quiet piano note, explaining the
context of his mixtape 56 Nights.
He follows this with the croon
“there’s so much more I gotta
endure.” Drug addiction and
meaningless sex weighed heavily
on Future on that album, and it
was a cry for help masked with
trap production. EVOL removes
the lament and sees Future full-
heartedly embracing that foggy
world.
Future comes to own his
rapping style here as well. His
skill has always been in delivery
and memorable one-liners, and
EVOL doesn’t disappoint on this
end. “You n****s don’t exist,
we eat filet mignon” is a clear
example from “Photo Copied.”
What does that even mean?
Regardless, it’ll stick with you
afterward.
Stylistically, EVOL has close
ties to “March Madness,” the
single from 56 Nights. “Fly
Shit Only” recalls it especially,
angry and pummeling headfirst,
but with an added cinematic
feel. Future is looking down
on
the
world
from
above
(“JET DOUGH”), listing off
the reasons why he’s the “only
one that’s ballin.” That kind
of
outer-worldly
quality
is
honed throughout this album.
Take the track “Photo Copied,”
an ex-girlfriend diss. While
lyrically it’s relatively petty,
it manages to transcend with
production that punctures the
air like some kind of alien-space
ship.
Apparently no longer bridled
with the intense emotional pain
of DS2, Future’s latest album is
above all a victory lap. “Seven
Rings” establishes this album
as the latest trophy in the line
of his six previous. On track
“Lie to Me” Future yells “I’m a
motherfucking boss,” and while
it’s only track eight, it feels like
the final statement that this
album leaves off with. There’s
no “I think I went over my limit”
here — Future has no limit.
Adding yet another ring to
his hand, Future gives his fans
everything they could ask for.
And while the formula will
inevitably become tired, EVOL
is fresh enough to keep us
interested.
B+
EVOL
Future
A1
VICE takes on ISIS
By SOPHIA KAUFMAN
Daily Arts Writer
The Islamic State dominates
our headlines. It’s impossible to
ignore the stories that circulate
every week, on
the front pages
of our newspa-
pers and pop-
ping up on our
timelines
and
newsfeeds.
Despite
the
seemingly end-
less wealth of
information and
current events,
it can be dif-
ficult to find a
comprehensive
version of the
“truth,” or a place to begin learn-
ing about the complicated sub-
ject matter. “Vice Special Report:
Fighting ISIS” which aired on
HBO on Jan. 31 offers a balanced,
well-formulated introduction to
what ISIS is, how it formed, how
it’s operating today and how other
groups are fighting against it.
The report begins with old
footage of American politicians
— including an extra-long shot of
former president George W. Bush
— and then an interview with
a captured ISIS jihadist (name
withheld). VICE correspondent
Ben Anderson explores the build-
up and subsequent execution of
the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003,
and talks to members of rebel
groups in Iraq, captured ISIS
jihadists in Kurdistan and even
military forces in Syria. The one-
on-one interviews are intriguing
but too short; there’s not enough
time given after the build-up to
let us fully establish a read on any
single figure, including a captured
Sunni Jihadist (name withheld)
and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker,
a former U.S. ambassador to Iraq.
The balance between the emo-
tional pull of the subject matter
and the focus on mapping out an
informational and accurate por-
trayal of the history of ISIS and
its current conflicts is aided by
Anderson’s journalistic style in
interviewing his subjects. He is
calm and professional, and press-
es for answers that are more com-
plex than the ones he is initially
given.
Anderson pushes his interview-
ees on what the future looks like,
looking at it especially through a
global lens as the Western world
doubles down on fighting terror-
ism transnationally. One of the
tensest moments of the special is
when the journalist asks, “Is the
U.S. more likely to face an attack
from Iraqi soil today than it was
under Saddam (Hussein)?” The
short answer, according to mul-
tiple sources, is yes.
Though
the
percussive
soundtrack throughout the report
is usually unnecessary, as the nar-
ration is fascinating enough, it’s
only mildly distracting. The audio
of the interviews is clear and
clean, and the voiceover is sharp,
flowing smoothly over the busier
background noise. The emphasis
isn’t on Anderson’s travels into a
dangerous area — though there
are a few times in which he has
to move due to circumstances
involving sniper gunfire — but
rather on the different groups of
people he interviews.
“Fighting ISIS” has a rating
of TV-MA, and for good reason.
There’s footage of people being
forced down on their faces with
bags over the heads, people fall-
ing from gunshots, beheadings
and children putting guns against
the heads of prisoners. There are
also a few minutes of interviews
with women who have been vic-
tims of ISIS, giving space to show
how families are torn apart by the
conflicts. Luckily, these shots and
interviews don’t read as manipu-
lative — though they easily could.
They’re difficult to watch because
of the fact that there is often
nothing between the camera and
the horrific events taking place;
because they’re not overdramatic
or exploitative, there’s nothing to
point to to release the tension of
those shots.
Though the report as a whole
is fairly comprehensive, the end
feels gimmicky. It returns to
familiar rhetoric about terrorism
and 9/11, news clips about the Nov.
2015 Paris attacks and an ominous
warning about the future looking
grim. Though “Fighting ISIS”
isn’t a superbly fleshed out repre-
sentation of the battle against ISIS
and those who are on the front
lines, it’s a fair introduction.
B
Vice
Special
Report:
Fighting
ISIS
Sunday at
10 p.m.
HBO
MUSIC NOTEBOOK
Preferring Panama
By CATHERINE BAKER
Daily Arts Writer
I’ve been tracking Panama
Wedding’s progress for about a
year now. For those of you who
don’t know, Panama Wedding
is
an
electronic/alternative/
pop band based in Manhattan.
Initially comprised of now-
lead singer Peter Kirk and his
computer,
Panama
Wedding
has since expanded into a
full ensemble with a rhythm
section. Kirk began his musical
career as a classically trained
pianist before turning to synth-
based music in his later years.
After releasing their debut
EP, Parallel Play, in 2014,
Panama
Wedding
amassed
nationwide
attention.
Now,
its second and most recent EP
released in November 2015, Into
Focus, has launched the band
into a broader public sphere.
Into Focus starts off with
“Halfway
to
Heaven,”
an
artificially produced track that
emphasizes complicated beats
and a strong vocal presence.
The
swelling
chorus
uses
a heavy electric guitar and
strong drumbeat to convey
the storyline while the verses
are faded and focused around
Kirk’s voice. Kirk explains his
own fears in the lyrics, “Wide
awake in the middle of the
desert heat / 100 miles to New
Mexico / With the devil in my
limousine.”
“Infinite
High”
has
a
softer, quieter electronic feel
and sounds evoking summer
sunsets and warm night drives.
Its driving force is a steady
beat with organic hand claps,
while the chorus creates layers
of multiple vocals to produce a
larger band feel without losing
intimacy
with
the
listener.
“Infinite High” speaks to being
unsure of your place in life when
Kirk sings, “And its getting all
too much / Your life is getting
hard / Living month to month
on a credit card.”
Kirk’s most personal song on
the EP, “Into Focus,” addresses
his struggles of balancing work
and music and how he overcame
those
difficulties.
Starting
slow with echoing beats and
a repetitive guitar riff, Kirk
sings, “I’m amazed why you
would believe in me,” speaking
to all of those without faith
in themselves. He continues,
“I’ve been working all day long
/ I’ve been working out of my
mind / Waiting for my thoughts
to shape into focus.” It has a
dance sound without feeling
too electronic and lends a
reassuring message to all those
doubting their own focus.
My personal favorite track, “A
Brand New Life,” has an upbeat
underlying force pushing the
song
forward.
It
considers
leaving everything behind and
setting off for a fresh start.
(Does that not sound great right
now?) Kirk deals with being
cheated by life plans when he
sings, “I didn’t know / This was
the ending I was sold.” With a
sound extremely similar to The
1975, “A Brand New Life” lays
out dreams and hopes for the
audience to share like, “I wanna
live on the north shore / I wanna
cut my hair.” The bridge is
comprised of simple claps and a
piano before the chorus returns
one final time, driving home the
point of leaving behind a life
you’re unhappy with.
The closing song, “Younger
Love,” is constituted of simple
electric guitar and synth. It
uses
fewer
instruments
to
demonstrate stripping yourself
of all worldly stereotypes and
understanding that we are all
the same. Kirk concludes his
EP by singing, “Isn’t it a small
world? / Isn’t it a strange time?
/ How we’re all forced to smile
to each other.”
With just under 7,000 Twitter
followers, Panama Wedding is
by no means a household name,
but by steadily expanding its fan
base and consistently churning
out
quality
music,
Panama
Wedding can expect continued
and widespread success.
VICE
Is this Sean Penn?
TV REVIEW
Future’s latest
album is above
all a victory lap.
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