We Don't Even Live Here Explained

We Don't Even Live Here is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper P.O.S.^[1] It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on October 23, 2012.^[2] It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Release

Preorders of the album came complete with materials from anarchist collective Crimethinc.^[3]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Genevieve Koski of The A.V. Club gave the album a grade of A−, writing, "We Don't Even Live Here is extraordinarily accessible and somehow even agreeable in its controlled rage, the soundtrack to an anarchic end-of-the-world party that listeners can only hope they’re outsider enough to attend." David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a literate, sharp blast of revolution with an anarchist slant."

ABC News placed it at number 24 on the "50 Best Albums of 2012" list.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.^[5]

• P.O.S – vocals, production (1, 3, 12), photography
• Ben Ivascu – drums (1, 2, 3, 7, 11)
• Lazerbeak – production (2, 5, 6, 7)
• Chris "Sick Boy" Lee – drums (2, 6, 7, 11)
• Andrew Dawson – production (3, 6), recording, mixing
• Justin Vernon – vocals (3)
• Astronautalis – vocals (3, 4), photography
• Justin Pierre – vocals (3, 6)
• Jessy Greene – violin (4)
• Cecil Otter – production (4, 11, 13)
• Sims – vocals (5)
• Patric Russel – production (8)
• Mike Mictlan – vocals (8)
• Ryan Olson – production (9)
• 2% Muck – tweak (9)
• Boys Noize – production (10)
• Housemeister – production (10)
• Manchita – vocals (10)
• Isaac Gale – vocals (11)
• Busdriver – vocals (12)
• Max Plisskin – mixing assistance
• Chris Athens – mastering
• Eric Timothy Carlson – artwork, design
• Isaak Gale – photography
• Kelly Loverud – photography
• Weather Grider – photography
• John Grider – photography
• J. Cook – project coordination
• S. Rossi – project coordination
• S. Alexander – executive production
• S. Daley – executive production
• B. Sayers – executive production

External links

• • We Don't Even Live Here at Rhymesayers Entertainment

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wanna be in the P.O.S. "Get Down" music video?. City Pages. Reed. Fischer. August 1, 2012.
2. Web site: P.O.S. announces new album: We Don't Even Live Here. Consequence of Sound. Chris. Coplan. August 15, 2012.
3. Web site: Collaboration with P.O.S.. Crimethinc. B.. Traven. October 22, 2012.
4. Web site: The Year in Review: The 50 Best Albums of 2012. ABC News. Allan. Raible. December 22, 2012. October 31, 2019.
5. We Don't Even Live Here. P.O.S. 2012. 6. booklet. Rhymesayers Entertainment. RSE0158-2. Minneapolis.