Ghostpoet
I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep

THE REVIEW

Obaro Ejimiwe, known as Ghostpoet, a London artist with Nigerian-Dominican origins, has long been, thanks to his alien spoken word, the true heir to the slurred, slacker hip hop of Tricky, as well as a 2.0 hipster on the verge of success and attentive to the right radical chic collaborations.

The artist's new studio work is titled "I Grow Tired But Dare Not Fall Asleep" and marks his return to the scene three years after the acclaimed "Dark Days + Canapés."

Recorded in London and entirely written, arranged, and produced by Obaro himself, the new album, thematically, has been described by its own author as "a dystopian look at the universal anxiety we have been experiencing in recent years and the feelings caused by an uncertain future."

Musically, while still tied to the alternative rock of the previous work, it is more varied, incorporating different sounds and styles such as trip hop, post-punk, dub, and psychedelia.

Among the best moments of the album, one can undoubtedly count the obsessive "Breaking Cover," the bluesy and raw single "Concrete Pony," the rhythmic changes of "Rats In A Sack," and the powerful "Nowhere To Hide Now."

Ghostpoet's is one of the most spontaneous crossover in circulation, elegantly balancing on the borderline between hip hop and rock, immediately making his author's imprint recognizable. There's nothing forced emerging from the noir folds of this album, and its communicative strength is the central point of an artist who cannot be caged into genre boundaries.