Aptly titled, Sound of Change finds the Cali reggae-rock-hip-hop crew Dirty Heads going more pop and electro, sounding like the children of 311 who encountered Muse and Coldplay much later in life.
That's a compliment, as the artists who launched themselves as Sublime types are -- shockingly -- comfortable and inspired taking on Wyclef and will.i.am-sized numbers like "Burn Slow" with special guest Tech N9ne, while "Franco Eyed" with Cypress Hill member B Real is Smash Mouth for the legalization generation, coming on with bright beats, slick ska, and bong in hand.
"Medusa" ("I get so stoned, like I checked out Medusa") with Ward 21 is a winning combination of dancehall, trap, and Lil Wayne-styled bragging, then the wistful keeper "My Sweet Summer" offers something sentimental, smooth, and post-vacation, a perfect soundtrack for the heartache that comes after spring break.
A couple numbers cry out like Coldplay and overstate the stately, but these are only the weak moments by default, because Sound of Change is a transitional album where the highlights are numerous and the growing pains are few.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sound of Change | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 2 | My Sweet Summer | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | Medusa | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Burn Slow | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Franco Eyed | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | End of the World | Dirty Heads | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | One Hand | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Radio | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 9 | Burials | Dirty Heads | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 10 | Hear You Coming | Dirty Heads | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Silence | Dirty Heads | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 276 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Allensworth | Producer |
| 2 | B Real | Featured Artist |
| 3 | Dave Bassett | Producer |
| 4 | The Cataracs | Producer |
| 5 | Mitchum Chin | Producer |
| 6 | Dwayne Chin-Quee | Producer |
| 7 | Dirty Heads | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Brian "Big Bass" Gardner | Mastering |
| 9 | Charles Godfrey | Engineer |
| 10 | Anthony Kilhoffer | Mixing |
| 11 | LDontheCut | Producer |
| 12 | Jim Perkins | Producer |
| 13 | Rome Ramirez | Producer |
| 14 | Jason Rodriguez | Artwork, Layout |
| 15 | Buddah Shampoo | Producer |
| 16 | Tech N9ne | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Ward 21 | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |