1.9k votes, 268 comments. Good Luck arrives as Bladee’s third official release of 2020, following EXETER (April) and 333 (July), with a sound which differs greatly from anything he has released up to this point, largely due to the EP’s production being handled solely by Berlin-based producer Mechatok. Having listened to EXETER I couldn't have been less impressed by the music of Drain Gang member Benjamin Reichwald. Genres: Cloud Rap. Photographs of the ongoing Indian farmer strikes have trickled through to social media feeds across the world, in stark contrast with the relative silence... "In COVID-19 policy and beyond, the government continues to view the North as expendable, both politically and economically, putting lives and communities at stake.". The 16-song, 37 minute LP is thus a sincere, unexpected yet familiar shift in track, hyper-pop (à What a surprise! Tracks (1) Play Track. Featured peformers: Whitearmor (producer, songwriter, mixing, executive producer), Bladee (songwriter), Robin Schmidt (mastering), Claire Barrow (cover art), Ecco2K (photography). Music Reviews: 333 by Bladee released in 2020 via YEAR0001. The opening track, acoustic-heavy ballad ‘Wings in Motion’, evokes gentle movement and growth: “ripples broken, wings in motion”, repeats Bladee over a twinkling, swelling instrumental. official drainer now btw. Shame on Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley. ... 333. Heyyyyy this is not bad at all! A Love Letter to Living With Scientists/An Apology to My Housemates, https://www.flickr.com/photos/thecomeupshow/25403804704, Review: Playboi Carti’s ‘Whole Lotta Red’, Review: Adrianne Lenker’s ‘songs / instrumentals’, Review: Future Islands’ ‘As Long As You Are’. ... As for my thoughts I liked 333 a lot, but I like all of Bladee’s tapes/albums anyway. album art (designed for the first time not by Bladee, but by London artist and Album Rating: 4.0 Still his best project so far. 333 came without any warning, following EXETER, released only months before. once again, to the shock and awe of music listeners around the globe, bladee makes a bladee album. Over beautifully layered synths he breathlessly speaks of “endlessly reflecting in your gaze/drop the mirror and it breaks/seven years, seven tears, seven different heavens”, but the backing vocals on ‘Noblest Strive’ are less of the choir Bladee hopes for and more reminiscent of the 4am-in-the-bedroom, weird-guy persona he both embraces and transcends. Gluee (2014) Working on Dying (2017) Icedancer (2018) Мини-альбомы. Probably my favorite project from the guy so far. This album combines the blissful vibes of Exeter with the euphoric, dense production of albums like Eversince, but with some significant improvements on the vocals. 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