CITY MORGUE
MY BLOODY AMERICA
(REPUBLIC RECORDS)
ZillaKami & SosMula are hip-hop and trap metal musical artists collaboratively known as City Morgue, A high octane assault to the senses and a band who bring all the intensity of a punk rock show, as well as lyrical darkness and poetic flows making them in of the most diverse musical acts today.
under my lense at first listen I am quickly drawn into their aggressive sound which features distorted 808 bass samples, horrorcore style keyboard melodies, and a booming metal guitar tone. The screams and downward spiral echo like cinematic terror on the groups new album My Bloody America. An album that builds on what this group has already forged in their past catalog, which includes multiple singles and music videos and propelled them from underground shows to playing stadiums with New Orleans rap juggernauts “$uicide Boy$”.
Within My Bloody America is the track “Boy in the Box”, a song style that we have come to be familiar with from the group's past, but contains replayability due to the strong hooks and sinister beats. My Bloody America does change moods at times with the musical tempo of the club-style song “Locksmith”, a catchy yet almost eerie sounding EDM song.
Fans of City Morgue will no doubt be satisfied with My Bloody America’s gritty swagger and intensity, showcasing the duo’s screaming rhythmic bars and self-tortured lyricism. An experimental industrial groove can be heard on a song entitled “Russian” while the album closer “Tide (Epilogue)” concludes the eerie themes displayed by building up and tearing down the run time. Fans of City Morgue may showcase their appreciation for the band's continuing efforts of raw, brutal, and unapologetic hip-hop throughout the album. The duo stays true to the group's roots in My Bloody America while finding a balance of new ideas and creativity in between.
-Ryan McKern
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