Mi Vida Local
Atmosphere
2017
Mi Vida Local tells two stories: the story of fear and the story of security. It’s an album about HOME. the hyper-specificity of home and surroundings as the title’s literal definition is “My Local Life”
Mi Vida Local reflects the ways in which the world–and their place in it–has changed. The idyllic domesticity of the past few records has morphed into anxiety over keeping loved ones safe during turbulent times.
As the name implies, Mi Vida Local is intensely focused on the place it was created–the southside of Minneapolis–where Slug and Ant work tirelessly in their “beautiful basements”, refining their sound without interruption, save for a handful of Minneapolis friends that showed up to contribute. The album pairs complex subject matter with equally deep beats–ones that show a clear lineage back to the psychedelic funk landmarks from an earlier era where America was going through a post-utopian hangover, and prove that there won’t ever be a time where boom-bap beats don’t sound perfectly of the moment.
Stand-Out Tracks
Virgo
Stopwatch
Graffiti
Delicate
