combines emo & afrobeats (turns out the guitar lines aren't that different really) with jersey club, sped-up vocal samples, and whatever else he feels like for some of the most effortlessly fresh pop there is at the moment. his recent album homeless n*gga pop music is already a classic to me, my only complaint is his tracks are so short and i wish he'd let his ideas breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BerqreQ3KU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZrDDbiZzOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qMCUYbwUck
really should have made this thread sooner
― ufo, Thursday, 8 June 2023 10:00 (one year ago)
entirely approve of this thread. my dream is to end up in the background of a jim legxacy video
― imago, Thursday, 8 June 2023 10:11 (one year ago)
he kind of feels like the first great post-The-1975 rapper, if that makes any sense whatsoever
― imago, Thursday, 8 June 2023 10:15 (one year ago)
if the 1975 were more inventive and had put emo guitars all over their electronic beats then they'd be about halfway to sounding like this i guess
― ufo, Thursday, 8 June 2023 10:30 (one year ago)
well yeah, transcending the influence and all that
― imago, Thursday, 8 June 2023 11:23 (one year ago)
loraine james is sort of in this mood space but this is a lot shinier / poppier obviously. it's lovely.
― ꙮ (map), Thursday, 8 June 2023 16:19 (one year ago)
need to revisit this albumeye tell is my fav cut
― nxd, Thursday, 8 June 2023 18:48 (one year ago)
excited to follow this artist
recognizable and accessible but very original vibe
dj is my (emotional) jam
― corrs unplugged, Friday, 9 June 2023 05:02 (one year ago)
This is cool and good
― Random Restaurateur (Jordan), Friday, 9 June 2023 20:26 (one year ago)
Bizarrely slow burn album for me. I’ve listened to this a couple of times since it came out, always liked it but never felt gripped. Suddenly this week I want to hear it every day
― rob, Thursday, 28 September 2023 19:49 (one year ago)
it's so good, still one of my favourites of the year
― ufo, Thursday, 28 September 2023 22:04 (one year ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWKP9KT15Xw
― ufo, Thursday, 4 July 2024 21:34 (ten months ago)
^missed this until now. gorgeous and sad
― rob, Friday, 19 July 2024 21:34 (ten months ago)
new song on the way
.@jim_legxacy will make his XL Recordings debut with the highly anticipated track 'aggressive' - releasing 7 OctoberPre-save here: https://t.co/G8JOKYujXL pic.twitter.com/MtMnl2Vi7I— XL RECORDINGS (@XLRECORDINGS) October 2, 2024
― hott ogo (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 2 October 2024 16:59 (seven months ago)
wonder where he got that blackberry
new single is lovely
― imago, Thursday, 27 February 2025 10:55 (two months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O07e-QNhgo
ooh, that's his best song in a bit
― sean gramophone, Thursday, 27 February 2025 14:46 (two months ago)
yeah i love this one
― ufo, Thursday, 27 February 2025 21:10 (two months ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrVJE_6Hg6c
l'rainian layered sample dreamscape
― imago, Thursday, 10 April 2025 07:13 (one month ago)
this is shaping up to be a really amazing album (assuming one's coming I suppose)
― rob, Thursday, 10 April 2025 12:45 (one month ago)