
Tampa, Florida rapper, singer/songwriter, producer & audio engineer Weiland releasing his 2nd EP of the year & the 4th in his discography altogether. Coming up almost a decade ago off his debut EP Insomnia, his first couple mixtapes Packrunner & Grimey Life resulted in Victor Victor Worldwide signing him for the synthpop inspired Vices to high acclaim. You Can’t Climb the Mountain in N.Y. came out a couple months ago to warm reception & Fall from Grace looks to up the ante.
“Crash” was a 55 second synthpop, hypnagogic pop & coldwave intro suggesting not to blame self justice when we live in this world whereas “The Man Who Last the War” could be my favorite on the EP singing about heartbreak. “Let’s Go to Bed” feels reminiscent to some 80s new wave synthpop with a more lo-fi approach to it while “She’s Got a Gun” ahead of “The Lovefix Purpose” outro finds himself having nowhere to run from a woman who didn’t mean to claim her love.
Fall from Grace carries over almost every sound that we heard throughout You Can’t Climb the Mountain in N.Y. except for the neo-psychedelic undertones taking a darker turn regarding the songwriting portraying himself as an individual trying to make sure everything in his life is in order & searching for purpose in the disorderly conduct. People have all felt lost, tired or broken at a point or 2 in their lives & those themes can heavily relate to many of us continuing to find a reason to move forward.
Score: 4/5
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