Awol One has cemented himself as an MC to watch, teamed here with Factor on production duties, complementing Awol One’s vocal style. Owl Hours moves from electronic pop to folk hop to rock hop accompanied by some great guest vocalists such as Aesop Rock, Myka 9, Tha Alkaholiks and executive producer Xzibit.
While touring through Canada, Awol One met producer Factor and forged a friendship and artist collaborative relationship that would rock packed crowds of hip hop and rock devotees when touring Montreal, showing their cross over potential on the live music circuit.
The subject matter here is from personal experience, which makes it so much more believable, this does not fall into mainstream hip hop trappings. Tracks like “Glamorous Drunk”, “Celebrate”, “Stand Up”, “Up Downtown”, “Waste The Wine”, “Back Then”, “Darkness” and “Brains Out” show a great maturity in song writing and lyrical poetry, delivered like a repressed party album, with a deeper message of life experience. The production is varied and subtle, allowing room for Awol One and guests verses to ride the beats and warm electronics, producing refreshing songs, not just hip hop tracks. Check out more here www.fakefourinc.com.
Wayne Stronell
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