Tom Morello
Atlas Underground
Mom+Pop Music, 2018
Carl Restivo - guitars, synths, drums, vocals
Dave Gibbs - bass
Eric Gardner - drums
Guest Appearances by:
Knife Party - production
Big Boi and Killer Mike - vocals
John Gourley - vocals
Whethan - poduction
Marcus Mumford and Miguel - vocals
Tim McIllrath - vocals
Steve Aoki - production
K. Flay - vocals
Pretty Lights - production
Gary Clark Jr - guitars, vocals
Nico Stadi - production
LeiKeli47 - vocals
RZA, and GZA - vocals
Herobust - production
This is not Tom Morello's first solo record. However, it is the first that bears his own name. Most of the record is made with his long time buddy Carl Restivo, who also worked on other Tom Morello projects The Nightwatchman, and Street Sweeper Social Club. As you can see by the huge list of collaborators, each track features a different guest, which contributes to a bunch of different sounds not previously heard from Tom Morello.
Although the guest list is pretty great, and the tracks produced are also similarly great, I was disappointed to not see Serg Tankian, Bootsy Riley, DJ Lord, or other familiar Tom Morello collaborators of the past.
The iconography is a rendering of the flying hippo stickers on Morello's Arm the Homeless guitar. The title likely is a reference to the resistance to Ayn Randist politics.
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