As odd as they were angry, the entirely unique avant attack crew Death Grips brought their career to an end with this final album which, in itself, is two albums.
Half esoteric and half essential, The Powers That B is comprised of Niggas on the Moon, a strange, short album where guest Björk was sampled as her vocals collided with Death Grips' own MC Ride, and Jenny Death, a more traditional Death Grips LP which sounds like where they were heading, rather than just outtakes and leftovers.
The wealth of the highlights are on Jenny Death as the tight "I Break Mirrors with my Face in the United States" and "Why a Bitch Gotta Lie" rank up there with classics like "The Fever (Aye Aye)" and "I've Seen Footage," both of them filled DG's magic mix of Bad Brains and Atari Teenage Riot-styled revolution.
The Björk-based art piece works better when consumed as album number two, and when it comes to "goodbyes," the closing "Death Grips 2.0" is a feedback-filled conceptual art piece that suggests any loud, malfunctioning machine could take the band's place.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up My SleevesStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 05:17 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 2 | Billy Not ReallyStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Black QuarterbackStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | Say Hey KidStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 5 | Fuck Me OutStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | VoilaStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | Big DipperStefan Burnett, Death Grips | Death Grips | Play | 05:27 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 27 mins | 63 MB | |||||
| 27 mins | 185 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Burnett | Composer, Lyricist, Vocals |
| 2 | Death Grips | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 3 | Björk Guðmundsdóttir | Objects, Vocals |
| 4 | Zach Hill | Arranger, Drums, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 5 | Julian Imsdahl | Guitar, Mellotron, Organ, Synthesizer |
| 6 | Andy Morin | Bass, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 7 | Nick Reinhart | Guitar |
| 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). |