The perfect listen for a nostalgic lo-fi hop hop fan in a stormy October. Tru:FRAZ creates both the ambiance and storyline to take you somewhere genuine and evocative, with the depth and darkness of Sesh Fiend Confession Tape.
Clearly inspired by the stylistic and conceptual takes from acts like The Four Owls, Tru:FRAZ captures an introspective vibe with this album, blending a culturally recognisable set of themes with something a little more contemplative and personal.
Confessions introduces us to the character and revelations of the project, with the vintage crackle of a noir-style beat offering piano and emotional grit from the arrangement and performance.
It’s a hard-hitting poetic outpouring from Tru:FRAZ, unfiltered and dark in both aura and story, from drugs to mental turmoil and all that falls in between, but it’s calming, enthralling, relatable, genuine, and these qualities quite fearlessly set the bar for the full sixteen-track project that is Sesh Fiend Confession Tape.
Not an album to be taken lightly but experienced and considered in full when you have the time, the trauma and loss at the heart of Sesh Fiend Confession Tape meets with a certain captivating passion and fluidity combined from Tru:FRAZ. His emotional vulnerability and skill seem ideally balanced throughout the compelling sound of tracks like Where U Been, and in short, this is easily one of the most moving, unpredictable and interesting albums to grace the UK hip hop scene in quite some time.
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