Tag: Matt Martians

Matt Martians – “Matt’s Missing” review

Matt Martians is a 35 year old producer, illustrator & singer/songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia notable for being a founding member of the now defunct Odd Future collective as well as 1/2 of the production duo The Jet Age of Tomorrow with Pyramid Vritra & the co-founder of The Internet alongside Syd. He also made up 1/3 of The Super D3Shay with Ace Hashimoto on the mic & The Jet Age of Tomorrow behind the boards alongside 1/2 of the MC/producer duo Sweaty Martians with Earl Sweatshirt. Also for almost 7 years, Matt’s been building a solo career for himself beginning with the full-length debut The Drum Chord Theory followed by the sophomore effort The Last Party & not 1 but 3 EPs in 2021. However ahead of The Internet’s upcoming 5th album, Matt’s returning after a few years for a 4th EP.

To start us off, “B Like That” sings over a funky beat for this chick that caught his eye in to get at him & that he’ll see her soon whereas “Rushback” takes a trippier route instrumentally talking about feeling her from across the room. “Perfect Warning” gives off a groovier vibe admitting that he & his significant other could grow old together hoping she feels the same way leading into the soley self-produced “Play” taking the mellower route asking if he can mess around.

“The Reason” despite it’s chilled out atmosphere plays with the idea of stalking a romantic interest that Matt will have love for just before “Bassline” picks things back up with a slick ballad about having to get it running coming with exactly that. “Best Girl” has a summery, funky start to the beat with a switch-up during the 2nd half telling her he wouldn’t know what to do if she left his side while the catchy “Don’t Think About It” talks about wanting her to stay. 

“Adjust” starts the encore of the EP by admitting that he’s been having to adapt as of late & this woman being all up in his head until “Sick n’ Tired” rounds out Matt’s Missing by experimenting with funk rock making it clear that he’s at the point now where he’s simply fed up with the lies, the hate, everybody telling him what to do & being down altogether.

Drum Chord Theory has to be my favorite solo LP out of the 2 that Matt has given us thus far but when it comes to his EPs, Matt’s Missing might be my favorite since Going Normal & that includes the 4-track deluxe. He expands his the neo-psychedelic soul sounds of his solo material generally beyond neo-psychedelia altogether, hypnagogic pop, abstract hip hop & funk music.

Score: 3.5/5

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The Internet – “Hive Mind” review

It’s been 3 years since their magnum opus Ego Death & with 4 of it’s 5 members making their solo debuts within the past year, Odd Future subgroup The Internet is returning with their 4th full-length album.

Things begin with “Come Together”, where multiple band members beautifully sing in unison & the instrumental takes me back to Jamiroquai’s first 2 albums Emergency on Planet Earth & The Return of the Space Cowboy. The next song “Roll (Burbank Funk)” is taken over by guitarist Steve Lacy & it talks about listening to your heart over a psychedelic instrumental while the track “Come Over” sees Syd singing to this girl she loves over a funky instrumental. The song “La Di Da” sings about dancing with the instrumental suiting the content perfectly while the track “Stay the Night” is a laidback ballad about Syd not wanting this girl she’s with to go home for the evening. The song “Bravo” sees Syd singing to an ex over some prominent drums while the track “Mood” tells the story about a date over some pounding drums & some synth chords.

The song “Next Time / Humble Pie” talks about a woman she’ll never see again over a Neptunes inspired instrumental that’s pretty cool, but then it transitions into the second half pretty well about needing a real love over a more spacey beat. The track “It Gets Better (With Time)” sees Syd telling this woman just that over some dreamy synthesizers while the song “Look What U Started” tells this ex that she’s gonna pay over a funky instrumental. The song “Wanna Be” is a mellow guitar ballad asking this woman to become her girlfriend while the penultimate track “Beat Goes On” sees Matt Martians singing about moving forward & I like how the instrumental transitions from being funky to going into a more high-tempo drum & bass direction. The album then finishes with “Hold On”, where Syd singing to her girl about their love for each other over a dreamy yet settle beat.

I’ve been waiting on this for quite some time after the wait, it definitely lives up to my expectations. Not only is it almost as well written & vibrantly produced as the last album was, but you can just tell that everyone sounds happy to be back.

Score: 4/5