Testarossa (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Testarossa
| type = studio
| cover = Testarossa (album).jpg
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| released = {{Start date|2016|05|06}}
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| length = {{Duration|m=36|s=10}}
| label = Joyful Noise Recordings
| producer = Yoni Wolf
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Testarossa is a collaborative studio album by Yoni Wolf and Serengeti, as Yoni & Geti.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2016/04/yoni-wolf-serengeti-wassup-testarossa-premiere-stream/|title=Yoni Wolf and Serengeti Say 'Wassup' on New Track from Collaborative LP|website=Spin|first=Andrew|last=Unterberger|date=April 15, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}} It was released on Joyful Noise Recordings on May 6, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/05/26/shelton-skrillex-schon-speedway-serengeti-carb-indianapolis-tiesto/84659162/|title=Top Five Live: Indy 500 boasts a live soundtrack|website=The Indianapolis Star|first=Seth|last=Johnson|date=May 26, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}} Based on a script the two wrote together on tour, it is a concept album, telling the story of a star-crossed couple named Maddy and Davy.{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/1864834/yoni-geti-lunchline-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|title=Yoni & Geti – "Lunchline" (Stereogum Premiere)|website=Stereogum|first=Chris|last=DeVille|date=March 10, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}} On May 2, 2016, BrooklynVegan premiered a stream of the full album.{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/yoni-wolf-of-why-serengeti-releasing-testarossa-stream-it-touring/|title=Yoni Wolf of WHY? & Serengeti releasing 'Testarossa' (stream it), touring|website=BrooklynVegan|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}} A music video was created for "Madeline".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65655-yoni-geti-why-and-serengeti-share-madeline-video/|title=Yoni & Geti (WHY? and Serengeti) Share "Madeline" Video|website=Pitchfork|first=Jeremy|last=Gordon|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/testarossa/yoni-geti|title=Testarossa by Yoni & Geti|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 13, 2017}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/testarossa-mw0002933618|title=Testarossa - Yoni & Geti|website=AllMusic|first=James Christopher|last=Monger|access-date=January 13, 2017}}
| rev2 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|B+}}{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Yoni+%26+Geti|title=Yoni & Geti|work=Christgau's Consumer Guide|first=Robert|last=Christgau|author-link=Robert Christgau|accessdate=July 1, 2018}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 7.2/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21903-testarossa/|title=Yoni & Geti: Testarossa|website=Pitchfork|first=Paul A.|last=Thompson|date=May 3, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}}
| rev4 = The Skinny
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/yoni-geti-testarossa|title=Yoni & Geti: Testarossa|website=The Skinny|first=Will|last=Fitzpatrick|date=April 26, 2016|access-date=January 13, 2017}}
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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
James Christopher Monger of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a densely packed, atmosphere-driven conceptual piece with one foot in the underground rap scene and the other in the increasingly elastic indie pop realm." He added, "the two manage to find a little tenderness in their protagonists' struggles, and while it can make for some uncomfortable moments, it's never not compelling."
In June 2016, Christopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone named it one of the "Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far".{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/best-rap-albums-of-2016-so-far-20160628|title=Best Rap Albums of 2016 So Far|work=Rolling Stone|first=Christopher R.|last=Weingarten|date=June 28, 2016|access-date=July 1, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Umar Rashid
| length1 = 1:16
| title2 = Allegheny
| length2 = 4:05
| title3 = Madeline
| length3 = 3:26
| title4 = Frank
| length4 = 3:05
| title5 = Lunchline
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Change
| length6 = 0:47
| title7 = Wassup (Uh Huh)
| length7 = 1:53
| title8 = Lucky Town
| length8 = 2:47
| title9 = What a Fool
| length9 = 0:47
| title10 = Simone
| length10 = 2:45
| title11 = Down
| length11 = 2:37
| title12 = The Lore
| length12 = 3:12
| title13 = I, Testarossa
| length13 = 4:01
| title14 = Simple & Sweet
| length14 = 1:34
}}
Personnel
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|983980|Testarossa}}
{{Serengeti (rapper)}}
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Category:2016 collaborative albums