By the Throat (Eyedea & Abilities album)

By the Throat was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76 based on six reviews. Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters praised the album, stating: "By the Throat, succinct and emotive, is the perfect convergence of styles, attacking the listener's jugular with a powerful punk thrust, cynical observations, and an out-and-out assault on hip-hop's standards". John-Michael Bond of RapReviews called it "an emotional and creative masterpiece in the genre of hip hop". Adam Figman of Urb wrote: "combined with newly found experiences, newly discovered self-awareness and newly refined skills, By the Throat catches this almost-forgotten duo at a new height of the pair's combined powers. Well worth the wait". Chris Parker of Alternative Press declared: "the duo of MC Eyedea and DJ Abilities have always possessed more potential than they've realized and By The Throat doesn't change that balance". ==Track listing==