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10 years of P.O.S' Never Better

Posted by Loren on December 22, 2018

10 years of P.O.S' Never Better
10 years of P.O.S' Never Better

It's been 10 years since the release of Never Better by Rhymesayers/Doomtree rapper P.O.S. To mark the anniversary, P.O.S will reissue his third album on triple vinyl and hit the road for a 10-day tour where he'll perform the record start-to-finish.

The reissue includes four bonus tracks and a screen-printed side F.

Dates and a full track-listing are after the fold.

Track listing: 

01: Let It Rattle
02: Drumroll (We’re All Thirsty)
03: Savion Glover
04: Purexed
05: Graves (We Wrote The Book)
06: Goodbye
07: Get Smokes 
08: Been Afraid 
09: Low Light Low Life
10: The Basics (Alright) 
11: Out Of Category
12: Optimist (We Are Not For Them)
13: Terrorish
14: Never Better
15: The Brave and the Snake
16: Handmade Handgun
[Bonus Tracks]
17: Slint 
18: Let It Rattle (Demo)
19: Purexed (Live at The Lowertown Line) 
20: Terrorish (Live at The Lowertown Line)

Tour Dates

2/1/19 - Chicago, IL - The Empty Bottle 
2/2/19 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue 
2/3/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory 
2/6/19 - Denver, CO - Marquis Theater 
2/7/19 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile 
2/8/19 - San Francisco, CA - Neck of the Woods 
2/10/19 - Los Angeles, CA - The Roxy

10 years of P.O.S' Never Better
10 years of P.O.S' Never Better

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