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2016 studio album by Swet Shop Boys
Cashmere
Studio album by Swet Shop Boys
ReleasedOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)
GenreHip hop
Length34:55
LabelCustoms
ProducerRedinho
Swet Shop Boys chronology
Swet Shop
(2014) 		Cashmere
(2016) 		Sufi La
(2017)

Cashmere is the debut studio album by Swet Shop Boys. It was released via Customs on October 14, 2016. It peaked at number 45 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Redinho handled the production, while rappers Heems and Riz MC shared vocal duties. Music videos were created for "T5", "Zayn Malik", and "Aaja".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Clash7/10
Consequence of SoundB
DIY
Exclaim!9/10
Pitchfork7.4/10
PopMatters
ViceA−

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Chris Dart of Exclaim! wrote, "it's full of three-minute gems that get your head nodding and your brain working hard to parse multi-layered metaphors, and that stop when you're still wanting more." Tanner Smith of PopMatters described it as "an undeniably complicated but fun album that reckons with South Asian representation in the global pop culture of 2016."

It was placed at number 36 on NME's "Albums of the Year 2016" list, number 24 on Rolling Stone's "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016" list, and number 27 on Vice's "100 Best Albums of 2016" list.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."T5"2:27
2."Shottin"3:23
3."Aaja"3:19
4."Zayn Malik"2:54
5."Tiger Hologram"2:56
6."No Fly List"2:51
7."Phone Tap"3:02
8."Half Moghul Half Mowgli"3:25
9."Swish Swish"3:52
10."Shoes Off"3:11
11."Din-e-iLahi"3:35

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 45

References

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  4. Madden, Sidney (17 August 2016). "Swet Shop Boys Are Looking For a "Tiger Hologram"". XXL. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. Slingerland, Calum (2 August 2016). "Heems and 'The Night Of' Star Riz MC Ready New LP as Swet Shop Boys". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. Lozano, Kevin (29 September 2016). "Swet Shop Boys (Heems + Riz MC) Share Political New Video for "T5": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  7. Song, Sandra (25 January 2017). "Watch The All Too Timely Video For Swet Shop Boys's [sic] "Zayn Malik"". Paper. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  8. Kaye, Ben (2 March 2017). "Swet Shop Boys perform a classic Indian concert in "Aaja" video — watch". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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  10. Martin, Liam. "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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  12. Levy, Pat (10 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  13. Srivastava, Shefali (13 October 2016). "Swet Shop Boys – Cashmere". DIY. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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  16. ^ Smith, Tanner (25 October 2015). "Swet Shop Boys: Cashmere". PopMatters. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  17. Christgau, Robert (2 September 2017). "Robert Christgau on Swet Shop Boys, Grime Luminaries, and a Reggae Newcomer". Vice. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  18. "NME's Albums Of The Year 2016". NME. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  19. "40 Best Rap Albums of 2016 – 24. Swet Shop Boys, 'Cashmere'". Rolling Stone. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  20. "The 100 Best Albums of 2016". Vice. 7 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.

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