Sage Francis "A Healthy Distrust (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)"

Limited edition 20th anniversary edition on colored vinyl with bonus track. Sage Francis is to indie hip-hop what Rage Against the Machine was to alternative rock, a full frontal ambi-political rush that turns it's voice man into a deified performer with legions of impressionable youths hanging on his every word. Think Sage doesn't want it that way? Check the corporate rock whore American flag he donned at last year's Coachella festival, greasy heair shaved off like Colonel Kurts scrawling scrawling, "Drop the bomb. Kill Them all!"

Francis' distrust is warranted, and writing this review two days after an election is a sure way to twist your head around. Especially when he declares, "I know that only stupid people increase the birthrates/I'm just about dumb enough to hold up a sperm bank," on "Gunz Yo." It's enough to make you want to wring your hands, and if you're over 25, then expect to find yourself peering at your old teen angst like some sort of barely remembered dream. If you're under 25, then be prepared to have your non-voting ass checked. -Joshua Glazer - URB Magazine

1 The Buzz Kill
2 Sea Lion
3 Gunz Yo
4 Escape Artist
5 Product Placement
6 Voice Mail Bomb Threat
7 Dance Monkey
8 Sun Vs. Moon
9 Agony in Her Body
10 Crumble
11 Ground Control
12 Lie Deector Test
13 Bridle
14 Slow Down Gandhi
15 Jah Didn't Kill Johnny
16 Sea Lion (Feat. Saul Williams, Will Oldham, Alias)