Meow the Jewels

Meow the Jewels
Remix album by Run the Jewels
Released September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Recorded 2013–15
Genre Hip hop
Length 42:01
Label
Producer
Run the Jewels chronology
Run the Jewels 2
(2014)		 Meow the Jewels
(2015)		 Run the Jewels 3
(2017)
Singles from Meow the Jewels
  1. "Meowrly"
    Released: July 18, 2015

Meow the Jewels is the first remix album by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels, released on September 25, 2015. The album is a remix of the duo's original album Run the Jewels 2 in which all instrumentals are replaced with the sounds of cats.

Release and promotion

Run the Jewels as part of the original album release offered a series of absurd "deluxe releases" for large sums of money, parodying indulgent "stretch goals" offered on crowdfunding campaigns on websites like Kickstarter.[1] One of the less expensive of these was the group creating a remix album using cat sounds; a group of fans launched an online campaign to raise the money to pay the group the requested $40,000 to do this.[2][3] The campaign in fact raised over $60,000, which Run the Jewels announced would be donated to charity.[3] A number of other producers announced that they would be contributing remixes.[4] Guest producers included Just Blaze, Prince Paul, The Alchemist, Geoff Barrow, Dan the Automator and Boots.

The album was released for free on September 25, 2015, the pre-order for the limited-edition 2xLP was made available on the same day.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
PopMatters7/10[8]
Pitchfork😻[9]
RapReviews.com6.5/10[10]

Meow the Jewels received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 74, based on 6 reviews.[6] Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic said, "Whereas the original Run the Jewels 2 was a perfect soundtrack for a night of mayhem, Meow the Jewels is the comedown after all that rabble-rousing."[7] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times said, "Meow the Jewels deliver emotional depth befitting nature's most psychologically elusive creature."[11] Adam Finley of PopMatters said, "Most of the internet's ideas end up in a wet mess on the kitchen floor, but this one, this one sticks."[8] Ryan Dombal of Pitchfork said, "While some tracks unwisely try to replicate the source material's dystopian energy, the best moments come when remixers go blissfully off-script."[9] Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews.com said, "The amount of enjoyment you take out of this is undoubtedly directly proportional to the amount of money you put into Meow the Jewels."[10]

Track listing

Meow the Jewels — Standard edition
No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Meowpurrdy (El-P Remix)" (featuring Snoop Dogg, Lil Bub, Maceo and Delonte)
 3:47
2. "Oh My Darling Don't Meow (Just Blaze Remix)"  
 3:47
3. "Pawfluffer Night (Zola Jesus Remix)"  
 2:43
4. "Close Your Eyes and Meow to Fluff (Geoff Barrow Remix)"  
 3:50
5. "All Meow Life (Nick Hook Remix)"  
  • Nick Hook
  • El-P
  • Little Shalimar
 3:08
6. "Lie, Cheat, Meow (Prince Paul Remix)"  
 3:17
7. "Meowrly (Boots Remix)"  
  • Boots
  • El-P
  • Little Shalimar[a]
 3:35
8. "Paw Due Respect (Blood Diamonds Remix)"  
 3:11
9. "Snug Again (Little Shalimar Remix)"  
  • Little Shalimar
  • El-P
 3:57
10. "Creown (The Alchemist Remix)"  
 2:45
11. "Angelsnuggler (Dan the Automator Remix)"  
 3:54
12. "Creown (3D Remix)"  
 4:07
Total length:
 42:01

Notes

References

  1. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 15, 2014). "Check Out The Ridiculous Run The Jewels 2 Deluxe Packages". Stereogum. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (September 16, 2014). "Run The Jewels Might Make A Version Of Their Album With Nothing But Cat Noises". Stereogum. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Meow the Jewels". Kickstarter. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 15, 2014). "Meow The Jewels Is Happening". Stereogum. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
  5. ↑ Camp, Zoe (September 25, 2015). "Run the Jewels Drop Meow the Jewels". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Reviews for Meow the Jewels by Run the Jewels". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  7. 1 2 Yeung, Neil Z. "Meow the Jewels – Run the Jewels". AllMusic. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Finley, Adam (October 21, 2015). "Run the Jewels: Meow the Jewels". PopMatters. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Dombal, Ryan (October 2, 2015). "Run the Jewels: Meow The Jewels". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  10. 1 2 Juon, Steve "Flash" (September 29, 2015). "Run the Jewels :: Meow the Jewels :: Mass Appeal/RED Distribution". RapReviews.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
  11. ↑ Roberts, Randall (September 30, 2015). "'Meow the Jewels': A landmark achievement in feline-based music". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
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