Tag: Max Mayer

High Life, Low Tides: Yksopretty’s “IT IS WHAT IT IS”

Okay, here we go. Buckle up, buttercups, because Yksopretty's "IT IS WHAT IT IS" just body-slammed my expectations. This Detroit native, apparently a herald of Michigan's new wave (whatever that sonic sorcery is), dropped an album that’s… well, it is what it is. Six tracks of futuristic trap colliding head-on with… the existential dread of having too many gold chains? Seriously, that's the vibe. https://open.spotify.com/album/1bka60jvXUj0dK5BGDSP9K This isn't...

Ephraim’s “Double Hustle” Revitalizes Afrobeat With Modern Flair

Ghanaian Music Maestro Ephraim Delivers an Infectious, Uplifting Anthem "Double Hustle" Ephraim Churchill Gakpetor, or Ephraim, as his fans call him, has for a long time been one of the main figures in the Ghanaian music industry. As an artist, songwriter, producer, and sound engineer, he has collaborated with some of the most famous African musicians such as Reggie 'n' Bollie, Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, and Shatta Wale. With...

Vulnerable Resolve: Hearing Max Mayer “Someday I’ll Fly”

Hearing Max Mayer’s single “Someday I’ll Fly” feels a bit like eavesdropping on a very specific, very modern kind of prayer whispered over a...