Algiers - Shook 4/23/24 AF Manila-the walled city recently freed

Manila-the walled city recently freed from a dictator's iron-fisted rule-is a magical metropolis where monsters flit and feed along neon-lit streets

feels like the dictionary from which we might discern just where this being comes from

an instant classic

The album was released on August 18

very human costs of her actions

Algiers - Shook 4/23/24 AF Manila-the walled city recently freedDouble vinyl LP pressing. Algiers have always been unflinching, but SHOOK is at the same time notably joyous and celebratory. It was born when Fisher and Mahan found themselves back in their native Atlanta for several months, reeling from growing pressures and burnout as touring musicians. This triggered an intense period of beatmaking, reconnecting as friends over hours immersed in episodes of Rhythm Roulette and Against the Clock and descending deep