Listen to the Roots' Moody New Song 'When the People Cheer' — rollingstone.com

Proving they can't stop, won't stop, the Roots have announced the release of their long-gestating new album, …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin and shared a brand new song, "When the People Cheer." According to an Instagram post from drummer Questlove, the album will hit shelves on May 13th, via Def Jam. Below, you can take a listen "When the People Cheer," which finds the crew spreading somber, self-conscious syllables over a twinkling piano, Quest's ever-taut drumming and a croaking vocal hook. …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin is the Roots' 11th studio album, not counting multiple collaborative albums, and first group effort since 2011's Undun. (They teamed up with Elvis Costello last year, though, for the collaborative LP, Wise Up Ghost.)

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