Beak & Claw is the debut EP by Sisyphus (released under the name S / S / S), a collaborative project between Serengeti, Sufjan Stevens, and Son Lux. It was released through Anticon on March 20, 2012. If featured guest appearances from Shara Worden and Doseone.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP received an average score of 64, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Austin Trunick of Under the Radar gave the album 3 out of 10 stars, saying, "Beak & Claw is largely a showcase for Serengeti's ambling, free-association raps, here set to glitchy electro pop, with mostly silly lyrics." He added: "Very little on Beak & Claw seems to fit together, and the artists are a weird match outside the alliteration of their names." Josh Becker of Beats Per Minute gave the EP a 62% rating, saying, "I understand that Beak & Claw is the maiden voyage of an experimental project, but its lack of cohesiveness comes off as a disappointment."
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
S / S / S
Serengeti – performance
Sufjan Stevens – performance
Son Lux – performance
Additional musicians
Casey Foubert – bass guitar (1)
James Mcalister – additional drums (1)
Shara Worden – vocals (3)
Doseone – vocals (4), additional programming (4)
Hal Walker – jaw harp (4), harmonica (4)
Technical personnel
Ryan Lott – mixing
John McCaig – mastering