how wonderful
Honestly, no matter how ecstatic half of these songs make me feel, I simply can't shake off the feeling that this could have been way more. While I knew of skaiwater since their jersey club experimenting back in 2022–2023, it wasn't until their mixtape era from last year (pinkprint) that I could comfortably call them a revolutionary artist for the future of hip hop as a whole, specifically through electronic development in the rage, distorted sound that currently ... read more
When I was 13 and listening to The Girl, the Cat and the Tree, I never truly understood many of the themes in the album until I was old enough to live them. Listening to this five years later feels like reconnecting with a mentor I lost a long time ago. It’s surreal yet beautiful to be reminded by Lausse again that whatever you may be going through in times of youth and confusion, you can live through it, and maybe even grow enough to love it.
It's not grief or sorrow that's expressed through the album. Neither is it anything optimistic. It rather feels more like the end of a journey, like the sighting that one has right after he's finished walking a long road. There are definitely some pessimistic sequences and verses inspiring regret and reminiscence about Nick's tragic life events. But overall, regardless of his personal life, this album seems to have a more universal concept. Besides the dilemma of the wild ... read more
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