The Roots ...And Then You Shoot Your Cousin

"The band seems fueled by a moody, circa-1961 record collection, recontextualizing life before funk: Pianos and strings clash in explosions of third-stream jazz..."
Paste (magazine) - "[C]onceptually, The Roots prove their mastery of mixing high and low culture for diverse audiences. It's a headier album, but one rife with significance."
Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he sequencing is fluid and streamlined, and touches of avant-garde jazz and older forms of black pop bleed into the fabric."