Fans who discovered Incubus and their album Make Yourself through their massive radio hit "Drive" may be surprised that the band released a follow-up album so quickly.
Armenian-American oud virtuoso John Berberian infuses Western rock and jazz sounds with Eastern tonalities and instrumentation. A true marriage of Western and (Middle) Eastern music with a fuzzed-out psychedelic edge.
First Born came at the forefront of an exciting new era of underground hip-hop, delivering messages that emphasized ambiguity over certainty, and self-expression over exploitation, to an audience that was eager to expand their horizons.