| Never Better | ||||
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| Studio album by P.O.S | ||||
| Released | February 3, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:38 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment/Doomtree | |||
| P.O.S chronology | ||||
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Never Better is the third full-length album from Minneapolis punk-inspired hip hop artist P.O.S The first single, "Goodbye" was released in Mid-December, 2008. The second single, "Drumroll (We're All Thirsty)" was released Mid-January on iTunes and Amazon.com. The track "Savion Glover" is a remix of a track previously released on Doomtree's "False Hopes 12", in 2007.
Over half of the record is produced by POS himself, along with contributions from Doomtree Producers Lazerbeak, Paper Tiger, and MK Larada. It features guest verses from Doomtree compatriots Sims, Cecil Otter, and Dessa, as well as Astronautalis.
The album was also released in a limited custom transparent digipak edition designed by Minneapolis designer Eric Carlson, featuring 16 solid picture inserts with 6 plastic overlays, allowing the owner to create their own cover art combinations.
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| (?)[1] | |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| The AV Club | (B+)[3] |
| NME | (6/10)[4] |
| Boston Phoenix | [5] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7/10)[6] |
Initial critical response to Never Better was favorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75, based on 8 reviews.[7]
Many reviewers on the site rapreviews.com placed this album in their top ten list for 2009, with it even claiming the number one spot in a few.
| # | Title | Time | Performer(s) | Producer(s) |
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| 1 | Let It Rattle | 3:33 | P.O.S | Lazerbeak |
| 2 | Drumroll (We're All Thirsty) | 2:37 | P.O.S, Doomtree | P.O.S |
| 3 | Savion Glover | 2:19 | P.O.S | P.O.S |
| 4 | Purexed | 3:24 | P.O.S | Lazerbeak |
| 5 | Graves (We Wrote the Book) | 3:14 | P.O.S | Lazerbeak |
| 6 | Goodbye | 3:07 | P.O.S | Lazerbeak |
| 7 | Get Smokes | 2:38 | P.O.S, Jessy Greene | P.O.S |
| 8 | Been Afraid | 3:39 | P.O.S | Lazerbeak |
| 9 | Low Light Low Life | 3:14 | P.O.S, Sims, Cecil Otter, Dessa | Paper Tiger |
| 10 | The Basics (Alright) | 3:23 | P.O.S | P.O.S, Dosh |
| 11 | Out of Category | 3:16 | P.O.S | P.O.S |
| 12 | Optimist (We Are Not for Them) | 3:19 | P.O.S | P.O.S |
| 13 | Terrorish | 2:13 | P.O.S, Jason Shevchuk | P.O.S |
| 14 | Never Better | 4:03 | P.O.S, Judah Nagler | P.O.S |
| 15 | The Brave and the Snake/
Hand Made Hand Gun (Hidden Track) |
3:46/
5:50 |
P.O.S, Astronautalis | MK Larada
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