On Always Something, a playful, lighthearted brightness connects the EP from start to finish, infusing energy into the ears through colorful synths and warm backdrops.
This EP by Maryland rapper ADÉ sees him delivering an eclectic and enjoyable selection of sounds over varied production and with an impressive list of features.
It opens with the only song whose title doesn’t start with “SOMETHING”, “PLAY SOMETHING”. The instrumental features a puffy, nondescript instrument that sounds like the sound made by blowing over the opening of a bottle, clanky, glitchy percussion, and stabbing choral samples. ADÉ delivers ... read more
Always Something is a fun EP from Silver Spring, MD rapper ADÉ (DMV represent !!). There's not too much depth, but the production is solid and ADÉ's performance is admirable. There are also definitely some flaws. The mixing on the opening, "Play Something", is simply horrendous. I thought my speakers were fucked up but that's just how the song sounds, which is a shame because the beat is smooth and there are great sampled vocals, the mixing just ruins it. "Something ... read more
Such a good EP. Ade looks playful by molding his flow onto somewhat pop productions. Well recommended.