Album Review: Ratking - So It Goes

NYC rap collective Ratking follow in the bloody wake of Death Grips and clipping with their album, So It Goes. Not as abrasive as their forebears, So It Goes looks to reunite the nihilist modernism of the last few years with the golden hip hop era, with stunning results. Essentially a reactionary love letter to NYC, from the intense hum of Canal, the chaotic croon of Snow Beach (complete with saxophone) or the stark So Sick Stories (complete with Brit wunderkind King Krule), Ratking is another breath of fresh air in a continually revitalised genre.