Mura Masa - R.Y.C.
Mura Masa
R.Y.C.
2020
Spotify
When I saw a new Mura Masa record was incoming I of course was excited. However one of the singles "Teenage Headache Dream" had me shook. It was... it was not Mura Masa. Gone were the wiggly electronics, gone were the down beats and in their place something...different. Suddenly we were hearing Mura himself autotuned and half singing, half speaking. This is not what I was expecting, but magically just what I needed. This moody dare I even say "emo" record feels like an adult musical reaction to the swarming insecurity of our modern age. Instead of trying to blend those emotions into the things He was doing before, Mura Masa has blazed a new trail. "No Hope Generation" sounds like a song by late Blink-182 or Angels and Airwaves. "I Don't Think I Can Do This Again" has this pulsing beat and a dance heart at the center of it, but all around are these sweet youthful vibes. It's almost like Mura Masa found a way …
R.Y.C.
2020
Spotify
When I saw a new Mura Masa record was incoming I of course was excited. However one of the singles "Teenage Headache Dream" had me shook. It was... it was not Mura Masa. Gone were the wiggly electronics, gone were the down beats and in their place something...different. Suddenly we were hearing Mura himself autotuned and half singing, half speaking. This is not what I was expecting, but magically just what I needed. This moody dare I even say "emo" record feels like an adult musical reaction to the swarming insecurity of our modern age. Instead of trying to blend those emotions into the things He was doing before, Mura Masa has blazed a new trail. "No Hope Generation" sounds like a song by late Blink-182 or Angels and Airwaves. "I Don't Think I Can Do This Again" has this pulsing beat and a dance heart at the center of it, but all around are these sweet youthful vibes. It's almost like Mura Masa found a way …
