Earlier this year, our friend Demo Demon had dropped an album that was simultaneously sad and intense. It told the story of a man whose been through Hell, attempting to make sense of the reality he found himself in without any proper notice. We covered it here and praised it for its honesty, passion, and talent that went into it. Half a year later, he has returned with another album that feels like the culmination of the same story with Jack Everlasting.
This album is very similar in its approach to the last album, but it does stand leagues above it. The intensity and passion is still shining brightly, but you can tell these tracks were more refined, and feel more like final products versus the raw material that built up most of the last album. You can tell its the same character in the same story, but this time the vision is more definitive, and with it the storytelling is much more pronounced. The punchlines in his angry tracks hit harder, the sorrow in the heartfelt tracks is matured, and as a whole the sound that envelopes the album is just better. If this is a ‘Side B’ to the ‘Side A’ of the previous album, this actually plays more like the album that accompanies the already-released mixtape.
He incorporates skits, female-vocalized choruses, and an elaborate scope of instrumentation that really sell the vibe. It’s a cohesive story that doesn’t overstay its welcome in one category or another, it delicately balances the emotions that make it pleasing for the audience. You’ll be hyped up one moment, introspective and sad at another, and then laughing out of nowhere – and this is the game that artist had shown with the last tape but really honed in on with this one.
Demo Demon‘s sound continues to be in a league of his own – mixing intense hip hop lyricism, cloud-rap style autotune over slow tracks, and heavy metal screaming & breakdowns to formulate a cohesive trip of angst, despair, and progression. It fills a specific niche in the hip hop community, and I’m so glad it exists.
Personal favorite tracks: “The Start”, “White Hair, Black Eyes”, “Sinking Feeling”, “One Last Stab”.
You can stream the album everywhere, or purchase it directly from the artist here
‘Til Next Time,
Mike Cleopatra
