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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 16277" data-attributes="member: 81">Idiosyncratic Swedish rapper and Drain Gang associate Yung Lean released his new mixtape Stardust today, following 2020’s critically-acclaimed Starz. It’s full of features from friends like <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/skrillex-from-first-to-last-new-song-surrender/" target="_blank">Skrillex</a>, Bladee (who also just unveiled a new record, Crest, recently), Ecco2k, <a href="https://uproxx.com/indie/fka-twigs-meta-angel-video/" target="_blank">FKA Twigs</a>, Thaiboy Digital, and Ant Wan. The songs stick to his signature synthy sound underneath his deadpan mumble-rap.“Bliss” is the ecstatic, bass-driven collaboration with Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, and it opens up Stardust as the most upbeat track. Barnett’s high-pitched vocals give it an <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/grimes-ethereal-genre-explainer/" target="_blank">ethereal hyperpop</a> edge while she sings about hedonism: “I want your bliss on bliss and little company / I only want it when it feels like this.” The track comes with a music video that matches the track’s chaotic vibe; it’s lo-fi and steamy, with Lean and Barnett in the back of an old car, dressed up for a wedding. At one point, Lean is rapping on a couch that’s on top of the car. It vaguely resembles something like an episode of Skins.Barnett returned with more FKA Twigs material earlier this year with a mixtape titled <a href="https://uproxx.com/pop/fka-twigs-caprisongs-review/" target="_blank">Caprisongs</a>, a play on her astrological sign, Capricorn. It followed her 2019 opus <a href="https://uproxx.com/indie/fka-twigs-magdalene-review/" target="_blank">Magdalene</a>, and proved her progress into a more unique style.Watch the video for “Bliss” above.<a href="https://uproxx.com/music/yung-lean-fka-twigs-bliss-video/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 16277, member: 81"] Idiosyncratic Swedish rapper and Drain Gang associate Yung Lean released his new mixtape [I]Stardust[/I] today, following 2020’s critically-acclaimed [I]Starz[/I]. It’s full of features from friends like [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/skrillex-from-first-to-last-new-song-surrender/']Skrillex[/URL], Bladee (who also just unveiled a new record, [I]Crest,[/I] recently), Ecco2k, [URL='https://uproxx.com/indie/fka-twigs-meta-angel-video/']FKA Twigs[/URL], Thaiboy Digital, and Ant Wan. The songs stick to his signature synthy sound underneath his deadpan mumble-rap. “Bliss” is the ecstatic, bass-driven collaboration with Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Debrett Barnett, and it opens up [I]Stardust[/I] as the most upbeat track. Barnett’s high-pitched vocals give it an [URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/grimes-ethereal-genre-explainer/']ethereal hyperpop[/URL] edge while she sings about hedonism: “I want your bliss on bliss and little company / I only want it when it feels like this.” The track comes with a music video that matches the track’s chaotic vibe; it’s lo-fi and steamy, with Lean and Barnett in the back of an old car, dressed up for a wedding. At one point, Lean is rapping on a couch that’s on top of the car. It vaguely resembles something like an episode of [I]Skins[/I]. Barnett returned with more FKA Twigs material earlier this year with a mixtape titled [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/pop/fka-twigs-caprisongs-review/']Caprisongs[/URL][/I], a play on her astrological sign, Capricorn. It followed her 2019 opus [I][URL='https://uproxx.com/indie/fka-twigs-magdalene-review/']Magdalene[/URL][/I], and proved her progress into a more unique style. Watch the video for “Bliss” above. [url="https://uproxx.com/music/yung-lean-fka-twigs-bliss-video/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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