The Roots: Undun

On December 6th, The Roots will release their 13th album, Undun.

Undun is an existential re-telling of the short life of one Redford Stephens (1974-1999). Through the use of emotives and Redford's internal dialogues the album seeks to illustrate the intersection of free will and prescribed destiny as it plays out 'on the corner'. Utilizing a reverse narrative arc, the album begins as the listener finds Redford disoriented -postmortem- and attempting to make sense of his former life. As he moves through its pivotal moments he begins to deconstruct all that has led to his (and our own) coming "Undun".

The Roots are on ofe my favorite bands. Last year's album, How I Got Over, is still being played on the regular, along with one of my favorite albums of all time, Things Fall Apart.

Below is the 1st of 4 videos in a series that are being dropped before the concept album drops on Dec. 6




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