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02-07-06, 03:27 PM
POS is back with "Audition" In Stores Now!
After smashing onto the scene in 2004 with his debut album Ipecac Neat, P.O.S. feels Audition is his first real step. A first step after years of preparation, to say more with less and present smarter songs while blending redefined styles. With a unique host of guest appearances, innovative production and clever song writing the results are nothing short of amazing. Audition is still undoubtedly Hip Hop but overall more honest and personal than previous efforts, not to mention it's punker, louder and more abrasive.
Here's what people are saying:
“What's with Minnesotans and their scary-good indie hip-hop records? On P.O.S.'s sophomore effort, jagged guitar lines anchor syrupy drums as he throws down his best catharsis: "We throw our hands up like we don't care anymore/Because we don't." (A-) -SPIN
“An aggressive rapper afire with infinite political and social gripes, P.O.S. delivers (and sometimes screams) his stand-up style from the perspective of a fed-up father of one, living humbly with everything to prove. Equal parts melancholy, hopeful and hilarious, Audition is a hip-hop album that flashes influences of metal, emo-rock and pop punk -- inspiration that's mostly endearing and unusually authentic.” (4 out of 5 Stars) -URB
“P.O.S. first put down musical roots in punk, and his sensibility fuses punk's painful sincerity and social consciousness with indie-rap's self-awareness and musicality. The result falls between Slug's disarmingly inward-looking honesty and Rage Against The Machine's furious calls to action, and largely takes the best from both worlds.” (A)-THE ONION’S AV CLUB
“P.O.S. sews it all together with several straight-forward, honest hip-hop songs, making this one very well-balanced meal. Anyone open top well thought-out, solidly produced, and most of all, original, hip-hop music, will dig this.”
(@@@@ out of 5) -HIPHOPSITE.COM
“...If you aren’t copping Audition by P.O.S. then you are missing out.” -HIPHOPDX.COM
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POS Tour Dates with Mac Lethal and Sims
01/31 Duluth MN Pizza Luce
02/01 Madison WI The Annex
02/02 Chicago IL Abbey Pub
02/03 Bloomington IN Rhinos
02/04 Cleveland OH Grog Shop
02/05 Ann Arbor MI Blind Pig
02/07 Toronto ON Lee’s Palace
02/08 Ottawa ON Babylon
02/09 Montreal QC Zoo Bizarre
02/10 Burlington VT Higher Ground
02/11 Portland ME Spacelab
02/12 Boston MA Great Scott
02/13 New York NY Knitting Factory
02/14 Providence RI Living Room
02/15 Philadelphia PA Fire
02/16 Baltimore MD Ottobar
02/18 Chapel Hill NC Cat’s Cradle
02/19 Atlanta GA Unicorn
02/20 Orlando FL Will’s Pub
02/21 Gainesville FL Common Grounds
02/22 Baton Rouge LA Spanish Moon
02/23 New Orleans LA Howlin’ Wolf
02/24 Austin TX Emos
02/25 Denton TX Haileys
02/27 Albuquerque NM Moonlight
02/28 Tempe AZ Clubhouse
03/01 San Diego CA Casbah
03/02 Pomona CA Glass House
03/03 Los Angeles CA Echo Lounge
03/04 San Francisco CA Bottom of the Hill
03/06 Eugene OR WOW Hall
03/07 Portland OR Loveland
03/08 Vancouver BC Buffalo Club
03/09 Seattle WA Vera Project
03/10 Missoula MT Higgin’s Alley
03/11 Bozeman MT Zebra Cocktail Lounge
03/13 Salt Lake City UT In The Venue
03/14 Denver CO Larimer Lounge
03/15 Fort Collins CO Starlight
03/17 Austin TX Emo’s (SXSW)
03/20 Kansas City MO Record Bar
03/21 Omaha NE Sokol Underground
03/22 Sioux Falls SD Washington Pavillon
03/23 Iowa City IA Gabe’s Oasis
03/24 Fargo ND The Aquarium
03/26 Minneapolis MN First Ave
More Info:
www.rhymesayers.com
www.myspace.com/rhymesayers
www.myspace.com/posisruiningmylife
After smashing onto the scene in 2004 with his debut album Ipecac Neat, P.O.S. feels Audition is his first real step. A first step after years of preparation, to say more with less and present smarter songs while blending redefined styles. With a unique host of guest appearances, innovative production and clever song writing the results are nothing short of amazing. Audition is still undoubtedly Hip Hop but overall more honest and personal than previous efforts, not to mention it's punker, louder and more abrasive.
Here's what people are saying:
“What's with Minnesotans and their scary-good indie hip-hop records? On P.O.S.'s sophomore effort, jagged guitar lines anchor syrupy drums as he throws down his best catharsis: "We throw our hands up like we don't care anymore/Because we don't." (A-) -SPIN
“An aggressive rapper afire with infinite political and social gripes, P.O.S. delivers (and sometimes screams) his stand-up style from the perspective of a fed-up father of one, living humbly with everything to prove. Equal parts melancholy, hopeful and hilarious, Audition is a hip-hop album that flashes influences of metal, emo-rock and pop punk -- inspiration that's mostly endearing and unusually authentic.” (4 out of 5 Stars) -URB
“P.O.S. first put down musical roots in punk, and his sensibility fuses punk's painful sincerity and social consciousness with indie-rap's self-awareness and musicality. The result falls between Slug's disarmingly inward-looking honesty and Rage Against The Machine's furious calls to action, and largely takes the best from both worlds.” (A)-THE ONION’S AV CLUB
“P.O.S. sews it all together with several straight-forward, honest hip-hop songs, making this one very well-balanced meal. Anyone open top well thought-out, solidly produced, and most of all, original, hip-hop music, will dig this.”
(@@@@ out of 5) -HIPHOPSITE.COM
“...If you aren’t copping Audition by P.O.S. then you are missing out.” -HIPHOPDX.COM
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POS Tour Dates with Mac Lethal and Sims
01/31 Duluth MN Pizza Luce
02/01 Madison WI The Annex
02/02 Chicago IL Abbey Pub
02/03 Bloomington IN Rhinos
02/04 Cleveland OH Grog Shop
02/05 Ann Arbor MI Blind Pig
02/07 Toronto ON Lee’s Palace
02/08 Ottawa ON Babylon
02/09 Montreal QC Zoo Bizarre
02/10 Burlington VT Higher Ground
02/11 Portland ME Spacelab
02/12 Boston MA Great Scott
02/13 New York NY Knitting Factory
02/14 Providence RI Living Room
02/15 Philadelphia PA Fire
02/16 Baltimore MD Ottobar
02/18 Chapel Hill NC Cat’s Cradle
02/19 Atlanta GA Unicorn
02/20 Orlando FL Will’s Pub
02/21 Gainesville FL Common Grounds
02/22 Baton Rouge LA Spanish Moon
02/23 New Orleans LA Howlin’ Wolf
02/24 Austin TX Emos
02/25 Denton TX Haileys
02/27 Albuquerque NM Moonlight
02/28 Tempe AZ Clubhouse
03/01 San Diego CA Casbah
03/02 Pomona CA Glass House
03/03 Los Angeles CA Echo Lounge
03/04 San Francisco CA Bottom of the Hill
03/06 Eugene OR WOW Hall
03/07 Portland OR Loveland
03/08 Vancouver BC Buffalo Club
03/09 Seattle WA Vera Project
03/10 Missoula MT Higgin’s Alley
03/11 Bozeman MT Zebra Cocktail Lounge
03/13 Salt Lake City UT In The Venue
03/14 Denver CO Larimer Lounge
03/15 Fort Collins CO Starlight
03/17 Austin TX Emo’s (SXSW)
03/20 Kansas City MO Record Bar
03/21 Omaha NE Sokol Underground
03/22 Sioux Falls SD Washington Pavillon
03/23 Iowa City IA Gabe’s Oasis
03/24 Fargo ND The Aquarium
03/26 Minneapolis MN First Ave
More Info:
www.rhymesayers.com
www.myspace.com/rhymesayers
www.myspace.com/posisruiningmylife