Fantastic Volume II Americana is a global village of

is a global village of texture and song

as well as dancehall

Subsequent efforts like More Fun in the New World found the band continuing to grow musically and politically

a mystical work of enduring sweetness and spiritual longing

Following the disbanding of bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard's previous group Mother Love Bone

Fantastic Volume II Americana is a global village ofHands folded across the chest. Relaxed but ready for action. Fantastic Volume 2 captures Slum Village's swellegant b boy stance on record. The Detroit crew's long awaited debut is loaded with muscular, simmering beats. By turns relaxing and stimulating, it further establishes producer Jay Dee (known for his board work for De La Soul, Q Tip, Common, and more) as a production force. His thick, red blooded rhythms range from the crunchy, organic drums on