Flies (song)

2018 single by Death Grips

"Flies"

Single by Death Grips
from the album  Year of the Snitch
Released| May 22, 2018
Genre| Experimental hip hop
Length| 2:33
Label|

* Harvest Records
* Third Worlds

Songwriter(s)|

* Zach Hill
* Stefan Burnett

Death Grips singles chronology
| "Black Paint"
(2018)  | "Flies"
(2018)  | "Hahaha"
(2018)

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"Flies" is a song by experimental hip hop group Death Grips. It was released as a single from their sixth studio album Year of the Snitch, on May 22, 2018, through Third Worlds, an imprint of Harvest Records.

## Release

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On May 22, 2018, Death Grips shared "Flies" on social media.[1][2] The song was released with an accompanying music video.[3] "Flies" contains samples of three previously released songs by the band: "I've Seen Footage" and "System Blower" from The Money Store and "Spread Eagle Cross the Block" from Exmilitary.[4][5]

## Reception

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"Flies" received generally positive reviews from critics upon its release. Writing for Consequence of Sound, Randall Colburn described the song as "[evoking] a swarm of winged creatures, its spastic beat underscoring whirring synths, colorful drones, and MC Ride’s trademark bark."[6] Jake Boyer of Highsnobiety commended "Flies" for "offering [Death Grips'] usual potent blend of visceral hardcore electro with a heart of utter darkness".[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Ꭰeath Ꮹrips on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
2. ^ Matasci, Matt (2018-05-23). "Death Grips Release Glitchy New Video for Swarming New Song "Flies"". mxdwn Music. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
3. ^ "Video: Death Grips - "Flies" - Watch". Spin. 2018-05-23.
4. ^ "(Raise the dead, raise the dead / Shit is mine / Serpent tongue, serpent tongue, serpent tongue / Serpent tongue, serpent tongue, serpent tongue)". Genius. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
5. ^ "Flies by Death Grips on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
6. ^ Colburn, Randall (2018-05-22). "Death Grips unleash a noisy swarm with new song "Flies": Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
7. ^ "A$AP Rocky's "Buck Shots" & More Best New Songs From This Week". Highsnobiety. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2018-05-26.

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Death Grips

* MC Ride
* Zach Hill
* Andy Morin

Studio albums|

* The Money Store (2012)
* No Love Deep Web (2012)
* Government Plates (2013)
* The Powers That B (2015)
* Bottomless Pit (2016)
* Year of the Snitch (2018)

Other albums|

* Exmilitary (2011)
* Fashion Week (2015)

EPs|

* Death Grips (2011)
* Interview 2016 (2016)
* Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber Megamix) (2017)
* Gmail and the Restraining Orders (2019)

Singles|

* "Guillotine"
* "Live from Death Valley"
* "Inanimate Sensation"
* "Flies"

Related|

* Discography
* The I.L.Y's
* I've Always Been Good at True Love
* Scum with Boundaries
* Bodyguard
* Nervous Cop

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