October 20th, 2009
The Roots’ “How I Got Over” Delayed Until 2010
As you can see from the above tweet yesterday from Roots drummer ?uestlove, the group’s highly anticipated new album, How I Got Over — initially set to come out earlier this year, then slated for a release date of today — has now been pushed back to sometime next year.
Said Sir Questo about the delay in an Okayplayer post:
i *could* bs you w/ good bad news but we too old to get into that after 11 years together so in short.
would you RATHER me just “turn it in already!!!!!” (and again–despite that “worst song the roots ever done poast…there is NO song that i dont sweat prep/execute/mix/focusgroup/re do/argue over/mix for 19 hours until i feel goosebumps…..EVER. (well actually one song. a piece of trash called “the seed” rotf)
or do you want me to turn it in when its perfecto?
im SUPPOSED to turn it in tomorrow.
however.
i do not like these mixes all that much.
studios have shut down in new york and basically there are 5 left (back in the TFA days there were 40something)—the studio i REALLY wanna kick ass in wont be available til late oct.–there i can mix this baby with the analog ish im dying to use (we made this album pretty much organix style in front of each other)–im not doing the polling.
i guess im asking what does the majority think?
part of me doesn’t wanna release this album in a crowded lane of november.
but shit has to be right (we mixed it in pro tools and i cant help wonder what ish would sound like mixed on a neve.
so in short.
imma hold this baby til its right yall.
i cant cheat myself.
sorry.
6 Responses to “The Roots’ “How I Got Over” Delayed Until 2010”
By Dan on Oct 21, 2009
Take your time and get it right… i really don’t think the roots could disappoint, but hey i trust a genius’s choice to postpone
By Steph on Oct 31, 2009
I would expect nothing less than the best from The Roots.
By AQueryan on Nov 2, 2009
Despite my ‘jonzing’ for ‘How I God Over,’ I must say that I salute ?uestlove’s integrity in refusing to release it in anything less than whatever form he feels 100% satisfied with. To many hacks have no problem in subordinating artistic integrity to commercial interests.
By AQueryan on Nov 2, 2009
whOOPS. That should be ‘too’ not ‘to’ starting off the final sentence.
By Fab 5 Felix on Nov 5, 2009
Perfection takes time. I’ve never had a problem with waiting for a roots album once the product has been in my hand/cd player/ ears/brain. The ONLY thing I hope is that the Jimmy Falon show isn’t delaying the album. That show is wack!