Plato III - The Devil Has Texas

PUT THIS IN YOUR DEN for an absolutely phenomenal alt/emo-rap album that stands out from the pack. Frankly, we think it is just a great hip hop record, but with the instrumentation, themes, cover of Daniel Johnston, sampling of Modest Mouse, and support of Polyvinyl, this one is bound to be associated with the emo scene. Available on water variant on clear dark teal wax The specter of Abilene, Texas haunts the entirety of Plato III’s Polyvinyl debut, The Devil Has Texas. “Wherever on the map I be, my soul stay stuck in Abilene,” belts Plato III, alongside the strained voice of American Football's Mike Kinsella – Plato III's newfound label mate, who leads the album's opening with a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Spirit World Rising." It's an unhinged ode that tumbleweeds into a realm of crabgrass browning under desolate skies, pitbulls slobbering behind rusted fences, and doomed trailer park pipe dreams. Welcome to West Texas. Plato III fuses nimble bars with outlaw anthem guitars to guide