Herd - Future Shade

2011 release from the Australian band. Future Shade' is the most complete realization of the band's vision, and their most carefully produced record to date. From a love of '90s Hip Hop to Eastern European Soul; from a Sufjan influence to the incomparable, Future Shade is underpinned by Hip Hop, but is not contained by any genre. At their essence, The Herd have always explored the personal and the political. The rage hasn't dimmed though - it bubbles away, masked by melody, genuine cheer and self-deprecating honesty. The same reason they're loved by lawyers and laborers alike is on show here. One again, not a love song in sight - the party band is back and sticking the knife in.