{"product_id":"kiefer-happysad-vinyl-lp","title":"Kiefer: Happysad Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiefer Shackelford follows up a strong debut LP on Leaving Records with an even stronger outing\u003c\/i\u003e on LA’s mothership of all things beats, the mighty \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Stones+Throw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eStones Throw\u003c\/a\u003e. By now you know his rap sheet: keyboard player for \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Mndsgn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMndsgn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e’s live trio, formally trained under the tutelage of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kenny+Burrell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenny Burrell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at UCLA, collabs with \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Kaytranada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaytranada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Anderson+.Paak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnderson .Paak\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and more. As you could probably infer from the album title: “this album is focused on both joy and sadness, and how they are always intertwined.” Sorta the same vibe I always get when I see a pug (or French bulldog, or Boston terrier; I honestly don’t know - or care - what the difference is) like the one on the album cover. Throughout \u003cem\u003eHappysad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?\u0026amp;q=Kiefer\u0026amp;filter=Brand\/Manufacturer\/Artist_fq:%22Kiefer%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKiefer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e nails that gorgeously melancholic grand piano mood but keeps the smack intact, perhaps best exemplified on the blunted \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Bill+Evans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill Evans\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e boom bap of “Socially Awkward” and “AAAAA,” but check out “Highway 46,” “Magnetic,” “Memories Of U,” “FOMO,” the woozy soap opera schlock of “Agoraphobia” and the post-\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=Funkmosphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eFunkmosphere\u003c\/a\u003e modern funk of “Upwards” to taste the full spectrum of \u003cstrong\u003eKiefer\u003c\/strong\u003e’s emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eblack vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Stones Throw Records 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by big dumb man 06\/2018\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Kiefer","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":12100959371384,"sku":"hh-4923","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/kiefer-happysad.jpg?v=1762275190","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/kiefer-happysad-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}