The debut album ‘Stereo Typical’ has been out for near enough 2 weeks, they seem to have grabbed a hold of the youth of the nation, giving a cleverly infectious hip-hop twist on the pop chart. The English duo Sylvester and Rizzle worked to impress local producers, which then culminated in them finally getting into a studio with some professional producers to create their album. ‘Stereo Typical’ features fourteen songs that allure the listener through catchy rythms and a certain style factor. Before the band became big, Rizzle was working on a mix tape. This involved rapping over samples of some of their favourite artists, this idea then led to the formation of ‘Rizzle Kicks’.
Other than their album, Rizzle Kicks have also worked on covers for many other songs, such as a version of Ed Sheeran’s ‘You Need Me’ and Jessie J’s ‘Price Tag’. Allowing them to gain kudos and popularity on the build up to their album release. Although some of the songs many not stand out as much as others, for example ‘Even on a rainy day’ could be seen as drole and not as up beat in comparison. ‘NME’ have given them a rather underrated 6/10, taking note of the similarity between songs and a clear difference in quality and popularity between the songs. Ultimately a rather average mix of reviews has ended in a broad outlook of the album ‘being a laugh’. ‘The Guardian’ stated that their appeal would only branch as far as the end of puberty: ‘it’s not as if the all-singing, all-rapping Harley Alexander-Sule and Jordan Stephens were ever going to appeal to anyone past puberty anyway.’ Which its evident in some respects, but they go on to say: ‘clever, memorable and utterly infectious.’
With a few stormers in the line up, like ‘When I Was A Youngster’ and ‘Prophet’, if Rizzle Kicks continue to find that winning combination and continue to have fun doing so, they should continue how they have started. Let’s get down with the Trumpets.
Here’s a little taster of ‘When I Was A Youngster’.
