Flying Colours (Shad album)

Flying Colours
Studio album by Shad
Released 15 October 2013
Genre Canadian hip hop
Length 51:44
Label Black Box
Producer Ric Notes, Shad, Skratch Bastid, I. K. Koiter, Tone Mason, Michael Tompkins, That Brotha Lokey, Relic the Oddity
Shad chronology
TSOL
(2010)		 Flying Colours
(2013)

Flying Colours is the fourth studio album by Canadian rapper Shad, released in Canada on 15 October 2013.[1]

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!(7/10)[3]
Now(5/5)[4]
The Varsityfavorable[5]

Flying Colours garnered positive reviews from music critics. Tabassum Siddiqui of Now gave high praise to the versatile production and lyrical delivery made throughout the album, concluding that "the result is a record that fully reveals all of Shad's musical colours."[4] Jacob Lorinc of The Varsity praised the lyrical content for tackling socio-political topics without coming across as obvious and trite when going for positivity, saying that "Although he is still an underdog in the world of hip-hop, Shad’s clever rhymes and intricately woven verses throughout Flying Colours show the rapper’s ability to cover all sorts of ground on this album."[5] Aaron Matthews of Exclaim! said that despite some out-of-place tracks, he praised the album for its vast use of different genres and instruments, and Shad's continued growth as a mature rapper, calling it "a wake-up call to anyone sleeping on Canadian rappers and Shad's coming for the crown next time."[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer Length
1. "Intro: Lost" (featuring Lisa Lobsinger, Kamau, and k-os)Ric Notes, Ian Kamau, k-os, ShadRic Notes 4:37
2. "Yall Know Me" (featuring Ebrahim)Ian Koiter, ShadCommittee (Shad, Skratch Bastid, and I. K. Koiter) 3:25
3. "Fam Jam (Fe Sum Immigrins)"  Skratch Bastid, ShadSkratch Bastid 3:33
4. "He Say She Say"  ShadCommittee 3:50
5. "Dreams"  Max Zipursky, Michael Tompkins, ShadCommittee 3:18
6. "Interlude: Grace"     0:59
7. "Stylin" (featuring Saukrates)Max Zipursky, Skratch Bastid, ShadSkratch Bastid 3:51
8. "Progress (Part 1: American Pie, Part 2: The Future Is Here)"  Part 1: Tone Mason, Ian Koiter, Shad. Part 2: ShadTone Mason 7:08
9. "Remember to Remember" (featuring Lights)Michael Tompikns, Lights, ShadMichael Tompkins 4:36
10. "Love Means" (featuring Eternia)Lokey, Eternia, Matthew Johnston, ShadThat Brotha Lokey 4:45
11. "Thank You"  Ric Notes, ShadRic Notes 4:47
12. "Epilogue: Long Jawn"  Relic the Oddity, ShadRelic the Oddity 6:58

Personnel

Adapted from the Flying Colours liner notes.[6]

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Heatseekers Albums[7] 36

References

  1. ↑ Power, Tom. "New music: Shad raps, Hedley gets quiet, Neko Case fights harder". CBC News. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Arcade Fire, Drake, Shad make Polaris Music Prize short list". CTV News, 15 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Matthews, Aaron (11 October 2013). "Shad - Flying Colours". Exclaim!. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. 1 2 Siddiqui, Tabassum (October 2013). "Shad". Now. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  5. 1 2 Lorinc, Jacob (28 October 2013). "Album Review: Flying Colours by Shad". The Varsity. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Flying Colours (media notes). Shad. Black Box. 2013.
  7. ↑ "Shad - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

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