Moor Mother & Mental Jewelry

True Opera

sharp and straight to the point, True Opera is extremely aggressive, loud, and has a heavy, “FUCK YOU!!!” Attitude. While I wish it was longer, I still had great time with this one. Also, I’m pretty sure I’m crazy, but Moor Mother kinda sounds like a teenage David Byrne on here, yeah I’m pretty sure I’m crazy

Moor Jewelry which is the collaboration between American poet and songwriter Moor Mother and Noise Rock producer Mental Jewelry. Together they make True Opera which is what I’d like to call Noise Punk with driving vocals and instrumentals that unnerve the listener and devour it with it’s chaos.

True Opera, for me, sounds like someone on the edge of a nervous breakdown with its distorted, Wild instrumentation for it feels like a ticking time bomb until hell breaks loose.

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Moor Jewelry is the collaborative project from 2 of the most exciting and intriguing artists in the underground right now. Moor Mother and Mental Jewelry. Both of which have put out projects that to me have been extremely boundary pushing and forward thinking to music at large. This project is mainly based in noise rock, no wave, and post punk. Each song is brief, yet they pack a punch and they are extremely visceral. Whether it be on the opener “True Opera”, where the duo lays down ... read more

True Opera is easily one of the most raw records I’ve heard all year. By fusing elements of industrial rock, post-punk, and even no wave, Moor Jewelry makes a brief, but certainly memorable and impactful listen.

Favorite Tracks: True Opera, Look Alive, Judgment, Eugenics, Working, Westmoreland County, Le Grand Macabre, Boris Godunov

Least Favorite Track: Shadow