- Record Label: Black Ball Universe
- Release Date: Jun 3, 2016
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Jun 22, 2016A major work of stunning breadth and originality, heralding a talent who shines a blinding white light in the post-Prince darkness.
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MojoJun 28, 2016Locally focused yet state-of-the-nation, in their inventiveness and force such songs as Working Poor, Lost In A Crowd and The Worst defy pessimism, good art in bad times. [Aug 2016, p.92]
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UncutJun 22, 2016The Last Days Of Oakland is a polished--but not too polished--set of soulful blues. [Aug 2016, p.75]
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Jun 22, 2016He doubles down on funk and digitally erased cultural boundaries without losing a specific sense of self or place.
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Jun 22, 2016It’s never an overbearing or miserable album; Fantastic Negrito wants answers, but he wants you to ask the questions, too.
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Jun 23, 2016Interspersed with vox-pop musings on matters like police shootings, The Last Days Of Oakland is a state-of-the-nation address akin to Sky Stone’s There’s A Riot Goin’ On.