{"product_id":"gil-scott-heron-jamie-xx-were-new-here-reworks-of-im-new-here","title":"Gil Scott-Heron \u0026 Jamie XX - We're New Here (Reworks of \"I'm New Here\")","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFebruary 22, 2011\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eXL Recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1xLP\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn paper, We're New Here is an album that has no business working as well as it does. In comparison with graceful jazz schemes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe're New Again\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Makaya McCraven's reimagining of the same source material — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI'm New Here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Gil Scott Heron's final album before his death — the dancefloor pomp of Jamie XX's rendition seems ill-conceived, even in bad taste. And yet, with the vibrant instrumentals backing Scott-Heron's ghostly musings, it gives him a fun energy that he balked at throughout his storied career. Jamie XX famously consulted with Heron via hand-written letters, gaining approval and advice directions to take the recontextualized opus. The end result became the defining album of Jamie XX's career, and a re-defining swan song of one of the 20th centuries most vital voices. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:660px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.music.apple.com\/us\/album\/were-new-here\/418185871\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e","brand":"XL Recordings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50722696691949,"sku":"qsm1790031506643","price":14.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0816\/2423\/6269\/files\/gil-scott-heron-jamie-xx---were-new-here-reworks-of-im-new-here_1.jpg?v=1790031511","url":"https:\/\/trailmaps.shop\/products\/gil-scott-heron-jamie-xx-were-new-here-reworks-of-im-new-here","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}