Shad LP - Tao

Shad - Tao

On a track-by-track basis, 'Tao' examines the many different fragments that make up who we are, forsaking the explicit narrative connectivity of 'A Short Story About a War' (2018) for a more implicit thematic framework. And where its predecessor's intense subject matter naturally chanelled a more intense, even aggressive spirit, the looser structure of 'Tao' allows Shad to return to his 'natural strike zone' of more playful, block-rocking bops-the sort of tracks that might make you smile and snicker even as they unpack such thorny topics as race, capitalism, and technological dependency.

Disc 1
1. Out of Touch - Shad
2. God - Shad
3. Work - Shad
4. TAO (Pt. 1) - Shad
5. Slot Machines - Shad
6. Slow - Shad
7. Body (No Reason) - Shad
8. Storm - Shad
9. TAO (Pt. 2) - Shad
10. Black Averageness - Shad
11. Gar‡on - Shad
12. TAO (Pt. 3) - Shad