''A New White'' is the first studio album by American hip hop sextet Subtle. It was released on

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in 2004. "F.K.O." and "The Long Vein of the Law" were released as singles from the album. The album peaked at number 55 on the

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Top 200 chart, as well as number 10 on CMJ's RPM chart.

Critical reception

Brian Howe of ''

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'' gave the album a 7.8 out of 10, describing it as "an chimera cobbled together from live and programmed drums, electronic strings, keyboards, samplers, guitars, woodwinds, and

Doseone Adam Drucker (born April 21, 1977), better known by his stage name Doseone, is an American rapper, producer, poet and artist. He is a co-founder of the indie hip hop record label Anticon. He has also been a member of numerous groups including ...

's chameleonic flows." Lee Henderson of ''

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'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying, "Subtle provides you with some of Doseone's best lyrics and art since his work with

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, accompanied by some of the best compositions anyone has created from the

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unit all told."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Subtle *

Dax Pierson Dax Pierson (born 1970) is an American musician from Oakland, California. He has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. Life and career Dax Pierson worked at Amoeba Music in Berkeley, California for 10 years. He has been a member of Subtle and 1 ...

– keyboards, sampler, melodica * Alexander Kort – electric cello, acoustic cello, electric bass, acoustic bass *

Jordan Dalrymple Antonionian (born Jordan Dalrymple) is a multi-instrumentalist based in California. History Jordan Dalrymple has been a member of Subtle and 13 & God. He released the debut album, '' Antonionian'', under the alias Antonionian on Anticon in 2011 ...

– drums, guitar, sampler * Jeffrey " Jel" Logan – drum machine * Marty Kalani Dowers – woodwinds, synthesizer * Adam "

" Drucker – words, vocals, synthesizer, artwork Additional musicians * J. Goody – trumpet (on "Song Meat") Technical personnel * Subtle – recording, mixing * J. Goody – recording, mixing

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:New White, A 2004 debut albums Subtle (band) albums Lex Records albums