http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1990&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rssDespite their sporadic output, Green Gartside's Scritti Politti have always maintained a hardwire to the musical avant-garde and brought it into the pop spotlight. Just as they reveal the popular side of underground sounds, they mix the most lush love songs ("The Sweetest Girl") with a playful approach to politics ("Jacques Derrida"). Gartside's unmistakably sweet, breathy gasp floats in the upper register like a hummingbird. Scritti Politti began as a Post-Punk band that was infectiously danceable and grew to embrace a subtler, more soulful sound. Pairing fun instrumental arrangements and complex dance beats has brought them a series of hits spanning decades. Lately, they have turned their music toward more urban sounds, mixing hip-hop approaches -- even a guest appearance by Mos Def -- with patently British alternative rock instrumentation. - Marc KateNew Waveen720Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:36:45 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1990&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss Despite their sporadic output, Green Gartside's Scritti Politti have always maintained a hardwire to the musical avant-garde and brought it into the pop spotlight. Just as they reveal the popular side of underground sounds, they mix the most lush love songs ("The Sweetest Girl") with a playful approach to politics ("Jacques Derrida"). Gartside's unmistakably sweet, breathy gasp floats in the upper register like a hummingbird. Scritti Politti began as a Post-Punk band that was infectiously danceable and grew to embrace a subtler, more soulful sound. Pairing fun instrumental arrangements and complex dance beats has brought them a series of hits spanning decades. Lately, they have turned their music toward more urban sounds, mixing hip-hop approaches -- even a guest appearance by Mos Def -- with patently British alternative rock instrumentation. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999454&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999454 tra.1999454 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Perfect Way tra.1999454 273000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999454&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999454&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999456&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999456 tra.1999456 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin) tra.1999456 288000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999456&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999456&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999457&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999457 tra.1999457 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Hypnotize tra.1999457 214000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999457&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999457&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999275&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999275 tra.1999275 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Absolute tra.1999275 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999275&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999275&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999273&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999273 tra.1999273 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true The Word Girl tra.1999273 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999273&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999273&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1165780&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 21 Jul 1987 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1165780 tra.1165780 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Who's That Girl alb.216489 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/5/2/1802584_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 1987-07-21 00:00:00.0 true Best Thing Ever tra.1165780 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1165780&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1165780&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999455&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999455 tra.1999455 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lover To Fall tra.1999455 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999455&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999455&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852121&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 10852121 tra.10852121 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 White Bread Black Beer alb.10850285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/0/9/1299059_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 true Locked tra.10852121 254000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852121&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852121&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385004&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 21385004 tra.21385004 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.0 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.21381539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/6/8/1278697_170x170.jpg 2004-05-03 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 false A Little Knowledge tra.21385004 302000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385004&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385004&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854529&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1854529 tra.1854529 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Provision alb.90906 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/8/9/1269863_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Boom! There She Was tra.1854529 299000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854529&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854529&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385010&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 21385010 tra.21385010 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.0 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.21381539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/6/8/1278697_170x170.jpg 2004-05-03 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Absolute tra.21385010 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385010&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385010&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1980700&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Thu, 1 Jul 1999 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1980700 tra.1980700 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Anomie & Bonhomie alb.283456 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/5/6/386573_170x170.jpg 2000-01-25 00:00:00.0 1999-07-01 00:00:00.0 true Here Come July tra.1980700 240000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1980700&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1980700&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852110&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 10852110 tra.10852110 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 White Bread Black Beer alb.10850285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/0/9/1299059_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 true The Boom Boom Bap tra.10852110 258000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852110&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852110&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852120&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 25 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 10852120 tra.10852120 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 White Bread Black Beer alb.10850285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/0/9/1299059_170x170.jpg 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 2006-07-25 00:00:00.0 true Road to No Regret tra.10852120 206000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852120&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.10852120&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854794&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1854794 tra.1854794 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Provision alb.90906 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/8/9/1269863_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Overnite tra.1854794 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854794&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1854794&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999274&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999274 tra.1999274 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Small Talk tra.1999274 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999274&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999274&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999460&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999460 tra.1999460 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Wood Beez (Version) tra.1999460 356000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999460&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999460&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385013&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 21385013 tra.21385013 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.0 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.21381539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/6/8/1278697_170x170.jpg 2004-05-03 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 false The Word Girl tra.21385013 264000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385013&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385013&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385003&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 21385003 tra.21385003 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.0 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.21381539 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/6/8/1278697_170x170.jpg 2004-05-03 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Small Talk tra.21385003 219000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385003&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21385003&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067649&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 7067649 tra.7067649 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Early alb.7062549 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/2/942509_170x170.jpg 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 true Scritlocks Door tra.7067649 95000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067649&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067649&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067655&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 7067655 tra.7067655 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Early alb.7062549 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/2/942509_170x170.jpg 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 true Confidence tra.7067655 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067655&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067655&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067658&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 7067658 tra.7067658 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Early alb.7062549 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/2/942509_170x170.jpg 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 true Lions After Slumber tra.7067658 300000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067658&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067658&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999277&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999277 tra.1999277 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Don't Work That Hard tra.1999277 239000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999277&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999277&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999459&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 1999459 tra.1999459 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Cupid & Psyche 85 alb.229989 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/6/6/1286638_170x170.jpg 2005-02-08 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Absolute (Version) tra.1999459 372000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999459&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1999459&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067650&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss New Wave Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Scritti Politti on Rhapsody Online 7067650 tra.7067650 Scritti Politti art.1990 0.99 Early alb.7062549 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/0/5/2/942509_170x170.jpg 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 2005-02-22 00:00:00.0 true OPEC - Immac tra.7067650 194000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067650&variant=play&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7067650&variant=data&rws=%2Fscritti-politti%2Ftop-tracks.rss