Atlanta, Georgia rapper & producer Feardorian following up their eponymous debut solo EP with a 2nd EP commemorating their 19th birthday over 4 months since their full-length studio debut album Leaving Home. A prominent figure in the lowend as well as jerk & sample drill subgenres of hip hop, I first learned of them once they produced “T.M.U. (Turn Me Up)” off Pasto Flocco’s 2nd mixtape R.O.A.M. (Rich Off A Mic) & more recently Ritchie with a T’s recent solo EP Quiet Warp Xpress nearly 9 months ago. Coming off a production credit on the new Lørd Skø album PiFF earlier this spring, Out the Past with a Window has finally come out with a week left until summer begins.
“Backbone” is this psychedelic trap intro breaking down the difficulty of getting it when you grew up without a spine whereas “Fooling” flips “Fall Into You” by Soulstice for a sample drill vibe instrumentally feeling like they’re in heaven after getting fried after a show. “Snowed In” goes for a hazier direction with the beat talking about having to find their mind because they had lost it initially just before “Sit Tight (IRL)” tries to lift this curse on them laying back until the bands start flowing their way.
The downtempo flare of “Life Hack” was a dope change of pace feelin’ like they doesn’t want to live or be seen at certain points leading into “Trickster Spirits” gives off a more minimalistic tone talking about being content with their ex-girlfriend moving on from them & going against the grain so much that they ran off. “RBF” cloudily airs out a loser who’s hanging around too many yes-men because the life they’re living currently being Hell, but then “Fulton” featuring lade finds the pair talking about being in their zone & others biting their styles.
“4 Signs” gets the final leg of Out the Past with a Window started with another sample drill track looking to waste no time whatsoever touchin’ $1B & signing it on the spot while “Flame” hops over a bare guitar/vocal sample hoping they haven’t been a bother to anyone during the course of their life still ballin’ regardless. “Mutual Aid” featuring Prblem was a cool drill/cloud rap fusion linking up with each other to talk about still living even with their spirits passing on & “Worth (Junebug)” warns they might leave this bitch hurt despite that not being intentional.
Between this as well as self-titled & Leaving Home, the rising southern hip hop recording artist has really outdone themself by providing a celebration & slice of life on the very moment their 2nd official year of adulthood began & looking at what their 20s hold. Their production culminating in trap, cloud rap, sample drill, emo rap, jerk, downtempo, ambient plugg & experimental hip hop sticks out as amongst the strongest of their whole entire career & to hear them trying out new flows demonstrates their growth as a performer.
Score: 4/5
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