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Fight With Tools
Hip-Hop · 2007 · 11 tracks · 45m

Fight With Tools

Flobots

Soaring viola melodies meet sharp political wit in this live-band hip-hop landmark. High-energy anthems for the socially conscious and the restless.

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It's like a protest rally where the lead instrument is a viola and the hooks actually stick in your head.

An urgent and articulate call to action that balances systemic critique with genuine musical beauty.

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The writing leans notably further into political than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 45m
01
There’s a War Going on for Your Mind
1:23
02
Mayday!!!
4:37
03
Same Thing
3:29
04
Stand Up
4:39
05
Fight With Tools
4:51
07
Never Had It
5:08
08
Combat
2:06
09
The Rhythm Method (Move!)
3:53
10
Anne Braden
4:21
11
We Are Winning
3:27
12
Rise
4:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the viola melody on 'Handlebars' builds from a simple, lonely loop into a frantic, multi-layered orchestral climax.
The sudden shift from spoken-word urgency into the driving, guitar-heavy groove of 'Mayday!!!'.
The chilling use of historical audio samples in 'Anne Braden' that grounds the album's modern politics in a legacy of struggle.
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