Jim Legxacy's thoughtful sample work and versatile sonic palette shine throughout the reflective lyrics on many tracks on Black British Music. The intentional erratic craftmanship of the sampling adds vibrancy and vigour to the spaces between verses, borrowing cultural elements of Soul, the steadily popular Afrobeats wave, and the recent meteoric rise of Jerk music from the burgeoning underground UK scene on streaming platforms.
The spoken word opener Context lays the groundwork for a ... read more
Ween's 'The Mollusk' is a captivating amalgamation of several different genres, strung together loosely by its aquatic theme.
The opening track 'I'm Dancing in the Show Tonight' is an awkwardly endearing song about a person coping with their anxiety preceding their performance in a stageplay. The eccentric pitched vocals switch erratically with a playful, youthful piano skipping clumsily across the melody; It perfectly captures the character's nervous ... read more
While it is a bit stagnant at moments, this is definitely a quality album that sees Lil Yachty honing in his voice more over some eerie ear-candy with great vocal contributions from James Blake in the mix too
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