Fallen House, Sunken City
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{{Infobox album
| name = Fallen House, Sunken City
| type = studio
| artist = B. Dolan
| cover = Fallen House, Sunken City.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2010|03|02}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=47|s=03}}
| label = Strange Famous Records
| producer = Alias
| prev_title = House of Bees Vol. 1
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = House of Bees Vol. 2
| next_year = 2012
}}
Fallen House, Sunken City is the second studio album by B. Dolan.{{cite web|url=http://alarm-magazine.com/2010/100-unheralded-albums-from-2010/21/|title=100 Unheralded Albums from 2010 (Page 21 of 106)|work=Alarm|first=Scott|last=Morror|date=December 16, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617170048/https://alarm-magazine.com/2010/100-unheralded-albums-from-2010/21/|archive-date=June 17, 2018|url-status=live}} It was released on Strange Famous Records on March 2, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis/fallen-house-sunken-city-is-going-to-slay-you/|title="Fallen House, Sunken City" is going to slay you.|work=Strange Famous Records|date=January 25, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124913/https://www.strangefamousrecords.com/blogs/sage-francis/fallen-house-sunken-city-is-going-to-slay-you/|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}} Entirely produced by Alias, it features guest appearances from P.O.S and Cadence Weapon.{{cite web|url=http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/b-dolan-collabs-with-alias|title=B. Dolan collabs with Alias|work=Impose|first=Blake|last=Gillespie|date=January 27, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124723/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/b-dolan-collabs-with-alias|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 81/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/fallen-house-sunken-city/b-dolan|title=Fallen House Sunken City by B. Dolan|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=September 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207062751/http://www.metacritic.com/music/fallen-house-sunken-city/b-dolan|archive-date=December 7, 2014|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = Alternative Press
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/fallenhousesunkencity|title=Fallen House, Sunken City|work=Alternative Press|first=Eddie|last=Fleisher|date=May 18, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111171222/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/fallenhousesunkencity|archive-date=January 11, 2012|url-status=live}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 3.0/5{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1393/title.b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city|title=B. Dolan - Fallen House, Sunken City|work=HipHopDX|first=Roman|last=Cooper|date=March 15, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415190942/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.1393/title.b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}}
| rev3 = The Phoenix
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite web|url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/97526-fallen-house-sunken-city-2010/|title=B. Dolan - Fallen House, Sunken City|work=The Phoenix|first=Chris|last=Faraone|date=February 24, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906111807/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/97526-fallen-house-sunken-city-2010/|archive-date=September 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}
| rev4 = PopMatters
| rev4score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city-2496157145.html|title=B. Dolan: Fallen House, Sunken City|work=PopMatters|first=Alan|last=Ranta|date=March 9, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415193815/https://www.popmatters.com/b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city-2496157145.html|archive-date=April 15, 2018|url-status=live}}
| rev5 = Potholes in My Blog
| rev6 = RapReviews.com
| rev7 = URB
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.urb.com/2010/03/21/b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city/|title=B. Dolan – Fallen House, Sunken City|work=URB|first=Adam|last=Figman|date=March 21, 2010|access-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101092507/http://www.urb.com/2010/03/21/b-dolan-fallen-house-sunken-city/|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}
}}
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Chris Faraone of The Phoenix commented that "There are thousands of MCs who rhyme about high-ranking war criminals and corporate genocide, but few wax progressive notes like Dolan." Eddie Fleisher of Alternative Press praised Alias' production, stating, "his spastic, head-nodding beats are so good, that they occasionally overshadow the headliner." He added, "However, that's not due to any lack of talent on Dolan's part, who's on the top of his game throughout the disc." Alan Ranta of PopMatters wrote, "In a world growing more cynical by the day, Fallen House, Sunken City is a beacon of hope, as empowering and cerebral as it is worthy of bumping and grinding."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = B. Dolan, except "Fall of T.R.O.Y." by Dolan, P.O.S, and Cadence Weapon
| title1 = Leaving New York
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Fifty Ways to Bleed Your Customer
| length2 = 3:25
| title3 = Economy of Words (Bail It Out)
| length3 = 3:03
| title4 = Earthmovers
| length4 = 3:04
| title5 = The Reptilian Agenda
| length5 = 4:52
| title6 = The Hunter
| length6 = 4:06
| title7 = Marvin
| length7 = 3:47
| title8 = Kitchen Sink
| length8 = 3:43
| title9 = Border Crossing
| length9 = 5:00
| title10 = Fall of T.R.O.Y.
| note10 = featuring P.O.S and Cadence Weapon
| length10 = 3:55
| title11 = Mr. Buddy Buddy
| length11 = 3:15
| title12 = Body of Work
| length12 = 4:41
| total_length = 47:03
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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- B. Dolan – vocals, co-production (7), recording
- Alias – production, arrangement (9), mixing
- Sage Francis – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
- Justin Bowse – piano (7)
- Shane Hall – guitar (7), backing vocals (9)
- The Ticklebomb Choir – backing vocals (9)
- Larry Mauk – trumpet (9), arrangement (9)
- Neal Bijlani – trumpet (9)
- Cordero Lopez – trumpet (9)
- Andy Deangelis – trombone (9)
- Chris Erway – trombone (9)
- Katie Zmed – saxophone (9)
- Greg Burbank – tuba (9)
- Joe Defrancesco – tuba (9)
- Annelise Grimm – drums (9)
- Mindy Stock – drums (9)
- Paul McCarthy – drums (9)
- P.O.S – vocals (10), lyrics (10)
- Cadence Weapon – vocals (10), lyrics (10)
- Buddy Peace – turntables (11)
- Uncle Pete MacPhee – artwork
- Irena Mihalinec – layout
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References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0001959451|label=Fallen House, Sunken City}}
- {{Discogs master|256817|Fallen House, Sunken City}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905183618/http://www.strangefamousrecords.com/fallenhouse/ Fallen House, Sunken City] at Strange Famous Records
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Category:Hip-hop albums by American artists