Beastie Boys To The 5 Boroughs [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) 05/12/2023

Beastie Boys To The 5 Boroughs [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) 05/12/2023In the six years following 1998's HELLO NASTY, the Beastie Boys watched their hometown of New York City endure dramatic changes, most of them direct repercussions of the September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The trio's response is TO THE 5 BOROUGHS, an album that prominently features the WTC on its cover illustration of the Manhattan skyline (circa 2000), and lovingly looks at the past, present, and future of both NYC and the

Brad Delson (guitar

Considering the abundance of live Johnson recordings and the existence of the concurrent concert film

Sublime appeal to alterna-punks but they cut a little deeper with their lyrics and their very aesthetic

The album - produced by the band in conjunction with Shawn Everett and Jonathan Rado of Foxygen - was recorded in Los Angeles and Park City

as the two bounce off each other effortlessly

Additional personnel includes: Ian Hornbeck

but for the most part the band displayed a far more expansive approach

Released: 12/10/21

and yet there's room for polished and clever frivolity on the album

released in October

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Producers: Kanye West