gonna try and do a weekly album recommendation for the hell of it, though don’t be surprised if you see albums from the same few artists. I’ll try and make the artist range as dense as possible. may also throw in a few EPs, I feel they should be thought of as being equal to albums despite what spotify may say
this week’s album is Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern, a depressed indie rock/trip hop album from once underground rapper Lil Ugly Mane.
it has a vastly different sound compared to the works he had done before, where once he was rapping over dark, memphis rap-inspired beats with even an artificially lowered voice on Mista Thug Isolation, has now become him singing to strange samples & beats with little vocal range. that minimal vocal range isn’t a downside in my opinion, as it helps play into the meaning of each song & the album’s overall tone.
each song is LUM deconstructing some part of his mental health and/or overall self. i think so at least, the lyrics are cryptic as shit. I prefer it this way though, it leaves them open to your interpretation without such being influenced by someone else’s understanding of lyrics, just figure out what you think lyrics mean by yourself in general. it’s more fun than reading some notes on genius has ever been, that just makes me feel stupid.
Idk what else to say, album’s great, it’s helped me some too.
THE GOOD
- Fantastic, thought-provoking lyrics
- Every song feels vastly unique from the last (even the lesser ones, they’re uniquely mid)
- Great uses of the samples on certain tracks (with iron & bleach & accidents, iscard, clapping seal)
- Also some great non-sample instrumentals made by LUM (benadryl submarine, hostage master, vpn)
- Even the tracks that are purely instrumental are great, bird enemy car included
- Headboard
THE NOT SO MUCH
- broken ladder isn’t really all that memorable
- bold futile flavor’s instrumental is a little hit or miss