Freedom Lasso is the second album by English rapper Akala, released on 1 October 2007 on Illa State Records.

Freedom Lasso
Studio album by
Released1 October 2007
Recorded2007
GenreHip hop, electro, alternative rock
Length39:27
LabelIlla State Records
Akala chronology
It's Not a Rumour
(2006)
Freedom Lasso
(2007)
DoubleThink
(2010)
Singles from Freedom Lasso
  1. "Bit by Bit"
    Released: 17 September 2007
  2. "Freedom Lasso"
    Released: 1 October 2007
  3. "Where I'm From"
    Released: 21 October 2007
  4. "Comedy Tragedy History"
    Released: 3 April 2008

"Love in my Eyes", featuring a sample with Siouxsie Sioux's voice, is a cover version of the Siouxsie and the Banshees' song "Love in a Void" while "I Don't Know" lifted the guitar riff of the Cure's single "Lullaby".

Upon release, the album was hailed by Metro for its "wittily constructed rhymes", "so bold and brassy".[1]

Track listing

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# Title Featured guest(s) Producer(s) Length
1 "Electro Livin'" Reza Safinia 3:11
2 "Freedom Lasso" Reza Safinia 3:07
3 "Love in My Eyes" Reza Safinia 2:49
4 "Comedy Tragedy History" Violin by Annasara Lundgren Reza Safinia 3:58
5 "You Put a Spell on Me" Reza Safinia 4:14
6 "Where I'm From" Reza Safinia 4:47
7 "Defeated" Reza Safinia 3:08
8 "Bit by Bit" Reza Safinia 3:38
9 "Something Inside My Head" Reza Safinia 3:54
10 "I Don't Know" Reza Safinia 3:58
11 "I'm Gone" (Rare Bonus Track) Reza Safinia 2:49

References

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  1. ^ Siobhan Murphy.Freedom Lasso - review. Metro UK magazine. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.