🍱 Delicacy of the Day
I’m honestly glad I get to talk about this album during this “popular artist” week.
And who could be more popular and influential than American’t Kaskade.
When this album came out, my first reaction was, “Is this Kaskade? NO way.”
This was his first album in 10 Y E A R S and it sounds far different from ANYTHING he’s done before.
It has both the energy of a festival album with the undertones of someone whose life has collapsed from under him.
Apparently this album was made during/after his divorce, which, yeah, explains how emotional this whole record sounds.
This is the first song on the album. The first 5 seconds throw you in for a bit of a “is this the right song?” before hitting you with some incredible synths.
Cop Kid does a fantastic job on the vocals. She nails the right tone for the song.
If you’re used to the regular Kaskade sound from songs like “I Remember , this song is nothing like it.
It sounds like the realization that a relationship is over but not being able to come to terms with it.
The melody is also fantastic. You don’t expect it, and it stands out from most recent songs by popular artists.
It’s a beautiful song, and a perfect introduction to the album that follows.
I have a bit of a micro-review in the drivel section of this email.
But for now, play this song and get your mind blown.
Njoy.
💭 Quick Drivel
It’s very curious how some of the best-sounding albums have the most “tragic” (lack of better words) backstories.
There’s a “soul” that comes with albums that explore intense emotions.
In this case, this is an album that broke 10 years of silence with a record that sounds NOTHING like Kaskade.
The first 10 songs hit you BACK TO BACK TO BACK TO BACK energy and emotions. Everything sounds so good you can’t help but keep going.
The album slows down HEAVILY by the 11th song, where the energy drops and it becomes more intimate.
The whole record sounds like audible stages of grief happening in real time.
It’s an incredible combination of energy and anguish.
Going into a bit of “themes and such” nerd rant…
You can kinda hear the struggle between trying to be a dance music artist while creating songs about heartbreak that aren’t danceable.
This is more clear in songs like “started over”, “imprint” and everything that comes after “fools”. These are lyric-heavy, minimally electronic, and in some cases, depressing.
Of course, songs like “where’s my wedge”, “DNCR,” “obvious” and “fools” paint a different picture. They’re energetic and upbeat. Something that “classic” Kaskade knows like the back of his hand.
It’s a beautiful, intimate experience, and I hope it helps you through times of “undoing.”
It’s certainly become a regular play on days when everything sounds like shit, feels like shit, and tastes like shit. Somehow this makes things a tad better.
I highly recommend you listen to this album front to back, no shuffle, no skips. It’s a beautiful experience and one of the best albums to come out in the past 5 years.
Music is truly wonderful. Thank you Kaskade for this record.
Always Forward
Hz
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