''Dusty'' is the ninth studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on October 18, 2019, through

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with distribution via The Orchard. Recording sessions took place at Sung Moon Recordings in

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was handled entirely by Mono En Stereo. It features

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s from

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and

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Music videos

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for "Far Out", directed by Rob Shaw &

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, was premiered at BrooklynVegan on September 25, 2019. Music video for "Noteworthy", directed by HaiTao Wu, was released on October 17, 2019. Music video for "Live & Breath", directed by Nate Peracciny, was released on January 29, 2020. Music video for "Name" was directed by Paul Stevenson.

Critical reception

''Dusty'' garnered positive reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 72, based on 4 reviews.

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writer Paul Simpson praised Mono En Stereo's soundscape of "laid-back, ambling jazz and funk grooves" for complimenting Sandman's "conversational, matter-of-fact rhymes" throughout the album, concluding that "''Dusty'' is another winning set of pointed observations from Sandman, who effortlessly unloads his thoughts without seeming like a burden on the listener." Patrick Taylor of ''RapReviews'' found Mono's use of live instrumentation samples "effortless and low-key" to make the production feel organic and Sandman sounding more "loose and free" to quickly deliver "engaging and clever" lyrics, concluding that "''Dusty'' goes down as smooth as an ice cold beer on a warm day, and should not be missed."

Track listing

Personnel

* Angel Del Villar II – main artist * Gavin Christopher Tennille – featured artist (track 13) *

– featured artist (track 13) * Mono En Stereo – producer * Andrew Esposito – additional percussion, recording, mixing * Ryan Bress – recording, mixing * Alejandro "Sosa" Tello – mastering * Sarah Mattmiller – cover art * Lisa Wollter – art direction * Austin Hart – layout * Johnny Navarro – photography * Michael Tolle – executive producer

References

External links

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