Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - A City Drowned in God's Black Tears
Phantom Limb
- 1The Iron Wall ft. FRANKI3
- 2Live at the Chinese Buffett
- 3A City Drowning. God's Black Tears. ft. The Lil Black Oxen Émile Joseph Weeks, Nicolas Ratany
- 4BAGGY
- 5Soft Pack Shorty ft. Eze Jackson, Dale Rath
- 6Тревога/Trevoga ft. Vladlena Volodkevich, The Lil' Black Oxen
- 7Sometimes, Papi Chulo ft. Gabriela Bibiana
- 8Everyone I Love is Depressed
- 9Two Headed Buffalo ft. The Lil' Black Oxen, Boat Water, Randi Whithani, Marci Ray, Natalia De Oliveira
- 10Foggy (Live at The Voxel) ft. Mind on Fire Orchestra
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"They thrive on the chaos of an unforgiving world."
Pitchfork
"The sound of Ice Cube blasting out of a boombox before the police show up"
Loud and Quiet
"The poster boys for alternative and experimental hip-hop."
The Quietus
Acclaimed Baltimore experimental hip-hop duo Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals return with vital new album A City Drowned in God's Black Tears, an incendiary, irresistible rap record that marries unflinching discourse with bold and unpredictable production.
“The bitch that got Emmett Till killed just died, and I PRAY that it was painful as fuck.”
Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals embody this ethos of cutting through pretence with their raw, unfiltered creativity and incisive commentary. Known for their boundary-pushing DIY approach, the duo has achieved a cult-level following in experimental hip-hop, blending chaotic, genre-defying production with unapologetic social critique and dark humour.
Almost entirely fuelled by word of mouth, their 2022 album King Cobra earned Album of the Year from Loud and Quiet and landed among SPIN Magazine’s Top 5 Albums of the Year. The record, a fusion of ruthless lyrical indictments and omnivorous, experimental production, firmly established them as leaders in the underground hip-hop scene, proving that true innovation can thrive even in an industry rife with nepotism.
Their latest collaborative album, A City Drowned in God's Black Tears, was a gruelling labour of frustration and chaos. Originally conceived as an EP, the project unexpectedly expanded into a fully realised album as setbacks piled up. The loss of critical sound files forced them to painstakingly recreate what they’d already built, a process that drained both time and morale. Add mental health struggles and the deaths of close friends to the mix, and the project felt less like a creative process and more like a fight to survive. The entire experience was marked by stress, exhaustion, and a palpable sense of frustration that hung over every session.
Pitchfork
"The sound of Ice Cube blasting out of a boombox before the police show up"
Loud and Quiet
"The poster boys for alternative and experimental hip-hop."
The Quietus
Acclaimed Baltimore experimental hip-hop duo Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals return with vital new album A City Drowned in God's Black Tears, an incendiary, irresistible rap record that marries unflinching discourse with bold and unpredictable production.
“The bitch that got Emmett Till killed just died, and I PRAY that it was painful as fuck.”
Infinity Knives and Brian Ennals embody this ethos of cutting through pretence with their raw, unfiltered creativity and incisive commentary. Known for their boundary-pushing DIY approach, the duo has achieved a cult-level following in experimental hip-hop, blending chaotic, genre-defying production with unapologetic social critique and dark humour.
Almost entirely fuelled by word of mouth, their 2022 album King Cobra earned Album of the Year from Loud and Quiet and landed among SPIN Magazine’s Top 5 Albums of the Year. The record, a fusion of ruthless lyrical indictments and omnivorous, experimental production, firmly established them as leaders in the underground hip-hop scene, proving that true innovation can thrive even in an industry rife with nepotism.
Their latest collaborative album, A City Drowned in God's Black Tears, was a gruelling labour of frustration and chaos. Originally conceived as an EP, the project unexpectedly expanded into a fully realised album as setbacks piled up. The loss of critical sound files forced them to painstakingly recreate what they’d already built, a process that drained both time and morale. Add mental health struggles and the deaths of close friends to the mix, and the project felt less like a creative process and more like a fight to survive. The entire experience was marked by stress, exhaustion, and a palpable sense of frustration that hung over every session.
