By Storm is an experimental hip hop duo from Phoenix, Arizona consisting of producer Parker Corey & emcee Ritchie with a T. Both of whom were 2/3 of Injury Reserve with Stepa J. Groggs, disbanding out of respect of the latter following his death. They’ve been teasing their full-length studio debut since Injury Reserve’s 2nd & final album By the Time I Get to Phoenix, having my favorite Single of the Year back-to-back years & signing to deadAir Records for this new era of both Ritchie & Parker’s careers that’s been a minute in the making.
“Can I Have You for Myself?” poses the question to Ritchie’s lover a guitar instrumental singing that they’ve been moving at the same pace & being ready to grow whereas “Dead Weight” goes for a more experimental hip hop vibe explaining he doesn’t need more hands because he has his foot in. “Zig Zag” blends experimental hip hop, ambient pop, neo-psychedelia, folktronica, post-rock, glitch hop, abstract hip hop, slowcore, glitch & neo-soul advising one can’t make unexpected moves to the moon just before “Grapefruit” talks about anything going because everyone has no shame.
Folktronica, experimental hip hop, neo-psychedelia, cloud rap, conscious hip hop, post-rock, downtempo, alternative R&B & ambient pop all collide during “In My Town” capturing where Ritchie’s at currently while “Best Interest” featuring billy woods talks about benefiting them if they’re by their homies. “Double Trio 2” eclectically fuses experimental hip hop, abstract hip hop, avant-garde jazz, jazz rap, nu jazz, IDM, glitch hop, neo-psychedelia, spiritual jazz & art pop continuing to heal from Stepa’s passing.
“& I Dance” takes further elements of experimental hip hop, neo-psychedelia, alternative R&B, cloud rap, glitch, pop rap, illbient & art pop talking about there being nothing to run from while the acoustic title track asks if this was all a show. “Double Trio” still deserves a nod for it’s dosages of experimental hip hop, abstract hip hop, jazz rap, glitch hop, juke, glitch, ambient, neo-soul, avant-garde jazz, wonky & art pop suggesting now’s the time to burn things in addition to shit always repeating because of delays.
Teasing this since the summer of 2023 by dropping 5 incredible singles in a row, Ritchie with a T & Parker Corey at last begin this new era of their careers moving on from Injury Reserve permanently evolving into By Storm with deadAir Records being the most appropriate label for them to do it on. Ritchie’s lyrically telling us where he’s at in his life complimenting Parker’s production masterfully experimenting with electronic, folktronica, glitch hop, neo-psychedelia, alternative R&B, illbient, ambient pop, post-rock, slowcore, glitch, neo-soul, cloud rap, downtempo, avant-garde jazz, jazz rap, nu jazz, IDM, spiritual jazz, pop rap, juke, ambient & wonky.
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