CRACKER

Hip-Hop · 2013 · 20 tracks · 46m

CRACKER

Hazy, VHS-distorted cloud rap that feels like a fever dream in a dark basement. Low-slung baritone flows meet skeletal, tape-saturated beats.

September 28, 2013 · TeamSESH

CRACKER is a definitive artifact of the early 2010s internet underground, a time when the 'deadboy' aesthetic was being forged in the fires of Tumblr and SoundCloud. It sounds like a cassette tape that has been left on a car dashboard in the sun: warped, slightly degraded, and deeply evocative. The production is characterized by its thick, humid atmosphere, utilizing slowed-down samples and skeletal 808s that feel more like a heartbeat than a club rhythm. BONES delivers his verses with a heavy-lidded nonchalance, his baritone voice often sinking into the mix rather than riding on top of it, creating a sense of total immersion in his insular world.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks · 46m

01

TheWhiteWitch

2:15

02

WhereTheSidewalkEnds

1:51

03

Moshpits

2:45

04

Bacteria

2:40

05

SapphireSarcophagus

2:22

06

Thorns

2:58

07

Gravel

2:46

08

TheSoundsOfDowntown

1:18

09

BringMeToLife

2:14

10

Cumulonimbus

2:13

11

Worthless

1:43

12

ClayAiken

1:47

13

Shampoo

2:00

14

Backroads

1:45

15

LocalForecast

1:51

16

UndergroundLegends

4:31

17

BlownOut

1:19

18

AutumnLeaves

2:13

19

BrokenTrees

2:12

20

BluntGutGarden

3:35

Moments Worth Listening For

The transition from the hazy, melodic hook to the sudden, aggressive verse on Thug where the bass distorts the entire mix.

The way the beat on MothBoy feels like it is dragging through mud, perfectly matching the lethargic vocal delivery.

The haunting, high-pitched synth melody in CemeteryBlunts that cuts through the thick, low-end production like a cold wind.

Where This Album Departs

How does CRACKER sound next to the rest of BONES's catalogue?

Late Night+1.2σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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