In Brief

“Mish Mash” is the stylistic heir to Massive Attack’s eclectic 1991 classic, “Blue Lines.” Rockers, a duo from Birmingham, England, put a torch to U.K. soul and come up with a fresh breath of slow-baked dub and uplifting hip-hop.

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