Street Sweeper Social Club
Aug 9, 2010
Street Sweeper Social Club are the rap-rock band consisting of Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello and the Coup's Boots Riley, who put out their self-titled debut last year. They'll be returning with a new EP, The Ghetto Blaster, on August 10th via SSSC/ILG, which will feature seven tracks, including a remix of one of Street Sweeper Social Club's standout songs, "Promenade." But perhaps most intriguing, the EP also contains covers of two hip-hop classics, M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" and LL Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out."
In a press release, Morello said, "On The Ghetto Blaster EP we were shooting for a combo of the first Clash record and the Ohio Players greatest hits, interwoven with tractor trailer size riffs of course. This record definitely has more of a 'band' feel than the first, and Boots' lyrics and delivery have never been sharper."
For his part, Riley added, "The music Tom wrote for this EP will make you go nuts. The covers we did are done with love and our own swagger. I like it better than our last album."
"Paper Planes" is now impacting Alternative.