Like many people, Yung Lean is a yearner. The ever-so elusive and enigmatic Swedish musician has simply lifted the veil on his fourth studio LP – and his first since 2020’s Starz – and it’s and one other beautiful Leandoer soundscape, soaked in simply the correct amount of existentialism.
Whereas Jonatan is a solo lyrical effort from Lean, the multihyphenate enlisted the likes of his close-knit artistic circle of collaborators to contribute to the intricate sonic persona of the undertaking. Drain Gang‘s Ecco2k oversaw the whole thing of the album’s artwork route with govt manufacturing coming from Grammy-winning producer Rami Dawod and extra manufacturing by Beck and Oneohtrix Level By no means.
“Perpetually Yung” and “Babyface Maniacs” each mark excessive factors of the genre-bending LP, with different notable cuts together with the ABBA-interpolating “May Not B” and shutting reduce “Classes from Above.”
Per a press launch, the 13-track, no-features album got here collectively over the previous few years in between three locations: “the darkish Swedish woods, the Californian desert, and New York Metropolis.”
1. Jonatan Intro
2. May Not B
3. Perpetually Yung
4. Horses
5. Paranoid Paparazzi
6. Babyface Maniacs
7. I’m Your Filth, I’m Your Love
8. Teenage Symphonies 4 God (God Will Solely)
9. Modifications
10. My Life
11. Swan Track
12. Terminator Symphony
13. Classes from Above
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