Common Grackle
Biography
The Lone Pine Field Guide to Birds describes the Common Grackle as a "poor but spirited singer who, despite his lack of musical talent, remains smug and proud, posing with his bill held high". It seemed like a fitting name to adopt for the communion between indie pop wunderkind Gregory Pepper and hyper-prolific hip-hop producer Factor on their full length album The Great Depression (Fake Four Inc). Behind the domineering beats and countless overdubs of reedy vocals
