The Roots RISING DOWN (EX) 05/23/2011 1972) 2 Watcher of the

1972) 2 Watcher of the Skies (Live on BBC Radio One in Concert

The Wanting is a collection of original compositions for solo acoustic steel string guitar

further removing itself from the sound of 13 Songs and Repeater

Never Gonna Leave You A2

leathery sound of '70s outlaw country

The Roots RISING DOWN (EX) 05/23/2011 1972) 2 Watcher of theOn album number eight, the Roots continue to pursue their more nihilistic tendencies in the same vein as 2006's exceptional GAME THEORY. With a title inspired by W. T. Vollman's voluminous history of violence, RISING DOWN sees Black Thought (alongside Malik B, Dice Raw and a thick list of formidable guest MCs and vocalists, including Mos Def, Styles P, Talib Kweli, Common, Peedi Peedi, Saigon, Truck North, and Mercedes Martinez, among others)