Album Review
BROCKHAMPTON - GINGER
4-5 StarsTheir most mature and concise work to date.
Less than a year since ‘iridescence’, America’s self-proclaimed “best boyband since One Direction” have returned with their most mature and concise work to date. Basically, the boys are sad. Like, real sad, and there’s a dark underpinning running through the entirety of ‘GINGER’. Just looking at the album artwork, you can see that the guys are feeling all the #feels. On opening track ‘NO HALO’, Joba sets the tone, rapping: “Been goin’ through it again / Been talkin’ to myself, wonderin’ who I am”. What follows is a self-reflective record, confronting their demons with the continued reference to faith and religion becoming a coping mechanism. There are still some bops thrown in there, ‘IF YOU PRAY RIGHT’, ‘ST. PERCY’ and ‘BOY BYE’ are welcome pick-me-ups, and some exciting guest features - slowthai on ‘HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU’ and Ryan Beatty jumping on several tracks - but this is overwhelmingly a sad album, coming to its climax during ‘DEARLY DEPARTED’ where Kevin Abstract, Matt Champion and, especially, Dom McLennon deliver some of their most raw and unfiltered verses so far.
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Brockhampton - The Family
3-5 Stars
Billed as the band’s final album, ‘The Family’ is an alluring, Kevin Abstract-heavy affair. But as ever with the group, is this truly the end?
17th November 2022, 12:00am
Brockhampton drop new track ‘Big Pussy’
Their final album is set to arrive next month.
4th November 2022, 12:00am
Best Boyband Since One Direction: A comprehensive guide to Brockhampton
From fan forum beginnings, to becoming the newest blueprint for hip hop collectives, get to know this game-changing Texan collective.
7th February 2022, 12:00am
BROCKHAMPTON’s Merlyn Wood releases track ’S.Y.K.’
It also features LA artist CONNIE.
11th November 2021, 12:00am
With Bob Vylan, St Vincent, girl in red, Lizzy McAlpine and more.