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Michael O’Neill discovers a raw and enthralling new release from the North East rapper
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Fresh from a run of ten singles, I Won’t Be Here Too Long is a sprawling four-track collection from the enigmatic solo artist, whose singular brand of trap-hop takes the conventions of heart-on-sleeve melodic emo and marries it to 808-heavy, slipped beats.
E-Mence considers the EP to be a song cycle regarding their own personal battles with their mental health, and this is writ large in the frank and uncompromising lyricism and the expressive beats which favour minor-key guitar arpeggios and pensive melancholic piano, alongside the harsh waves of percussion and synth bass.
It’s an incredibly raw, enthralling, earnest and fresh statement from a singular artist who is unafraid to express themselves without compromise and without fear of being misunderstood.
