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Atmosphere’s Word?

Posted by Loren on July 18, 2021

Atmosphere’s Word?
photo by Dan Monick

Minneapolis, MN hip-hop duo Atmosphere are back with the new full-length record Word?, coming October 8 on Rhymesayers Entertainment.

To kick things off and formally announce their latest project, the group has shared a video for “Woes” (below), which is also being released as a maxi-singe with four tracks from the upcoming album. The late MF DOOM appears on the album, in addition to spots featuring Evidence, Aesop Rock, Sa-Roc, and more.

Atmosphere last released The Day Before Halloween and will embark on a co-headlining tour with Cypress Hill this summer.

TOUR DATES:
August 6 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
August 7 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall (Outside Lawn)
August 8 - New Braunfels, TX - Whitewater Amphitheater
August 10 - El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum Parking Lot
August 11 - Albuquerque, NM - Expo NM Creative Arts Lot
August 13 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium West Parking Lot
August 14 - San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheater
August 15 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater
August 17 - Las Vegas, NV - Craig Ranch Amphitheater
August 19 - Berkeley, CA - The Greek Theatre
August 20 - Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
August 21 - Spokane, WA - Riverfront Park Pavilion
August 22 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park
August 25 - Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater
August 26 - Nampa, ID - Ford Idaho Center-Amphitheater
August 27 - Sandy, UT - Rio Tinto Stadium Plaza
August 28 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre

WORD? – Tracklist:

  1. Fleetwood
  2. Something
  3. Crumbs (feat. Evidence & Muja Messiah)
  4. Woes
  5. Strung (feat. Musab)
  6. Clocked
  7. Sleepless (feat. Nino Bless)
  8. Distances
  9. Carousel (feat. Nikki Jean)
  10. Vanish
  11. Pressed (feat. Anwar HighSign, BlackLiq, Sa-Roc, Haphduzn, and Lateef the Truthspeaker)
  12. Skull
  13. Nekst
  14. Barcade (feat. Aesop Rock & MF DOOM)
Atmosphere’s Word?
photo by Dan Monick

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