Pressed on Silver and Maroon Colored Vinyl? First Born?is as integral to Minnesota rap as any album from that scene, including work from superstars like Atmosphere. It’s a perfect encapsulation of the city’s sound at a time when it was still being created. In Abilities’ own words, “It really sounds like a Minnesota winter.” While being transported to sub-zero temperatures doesn’t sound particularly appealing as we slog through a quarantined winter, the familiar sounds of?First Born?are a soothing balm. Tracklist: A1 ? ? ? ?One ? ?2A2 ? ? ? ?Music, Music? ??A3 ? ? ? ?Birth Of A Fish...? ??A4 ? ? ? ?...Powdered Water Too (1)? ??A5 ? ? ? ?...Powdered Water Too (2)? ??B1 ? ? ? ?Color My World Mine? ??B2 ? ? ? ?Liquid Sovereignty? ??B3 ? ? ? ?A Murder Of Memories? ?C1 ? ? ? ?Blindly Firing? ??C2 ? ? ? ?Big Shots? ??C3 ? ? ? ?Void (Internal Theory)? ??C4 ? ? ? ?The Dive (1)? ??C5 ? ? ? ?The Dive (2)? ??D1 ? ? ? ?Well Being? ??D2 ? ? ? ?Eyes of Today? ??D3 ? ? ? ?Read Wiped In Blue? ??D4 ? ? ? ?Void (External Theory)? ?D5 ? ? ? ?On This I Stand
