Downtown Boys - Cost Of LivingThe position of Providence, RIs Downtown Boys has been clear since they started storming through basements and DIY spaces with their radically minded rock music: they are here to topple the white cis het hegemony and draft a new history. Downtown Boys began by combining revolutionary ideals with boundless energy and contagious, inclusive fun, and their resolve has only strengthened as their sound and audience have grown.Cost of Livingis their third

and sick of being at odds with the London music industry

using Créole language and rhythms played on the large ravanne circular drum

The album includes the recently releasedåÊRunåÊand recently teasedåÊLah Dee Da

the album features artwork by lead vocalist / guitarist Natalie Hoffman

all with wonderful stories attached as told in Keb‰۪s encyclopaedic and entertaining liner notes

limited edition remastered LP on Zeno/ Jackpot

WA and mixed in Los Angeles

The CD includes both ‰Û÷1965 - 1980‰۪ and ‰Û÷In Dub‰۪

busy drumming

the album's comic song intros and skits set a new standard for rap albums

Recorded in places varying from artists' homes

'come on pilgrim' remains as raw