Alone Together is the ultimate soundtrack to your suburban teenage years, a downbeat hip-hop and downbeat concoction that breezes past your preconceived notions of hip-hop like Kid Cudi did with 2009's Man on the Moon. Skizzy Mars rises to the occasion here, attempting to expand the genre by incorporating electronic music into his debut full-length album.
The Harlem rapper has distanced himself from the lyrical dexterity and quick metaphors that have become associated with the east coast, opting for straightforward lyrics that openly express how he feels. He feels comfortable and sounds good revelling in his loneliness; over the course of 12 songs Skizzy Mars reminisces about loves both fleeting and forgotten and the people he hates to love – we all have that one ex you just can't seem to get over.
In "Give Up on Me," Mars talks about not wanting to sleep alone but wanting to spend the night with a girl he meets somewhere in city, and chases love he can't quite catch on "Girl on a Train" and "I'm Ready," featuring Olivver the Kid, the latter of which is accompanied by a music video that captures the song's feelings of frustration, love and angst. It's a hint, melodramatic but it makes for a good listen nonetheless. Album closer and highlight "Silver Lining," meanwhile, is one you'll find yourself listening to time and time again, as guest turns from PJ and Rome Fortune add an interesting dynamic to the song while preserving its adolescent authenticity.
(Independent)The Harlem rapper has distanced himself from the lyrical dexterity and quick metaphors that have become associated with the east coast, opting for straightforward lyrics that openly express how he feels. He feels comfortable and sounds good revelling in his loneliness; over the course of 12 songs Skizzy Mars reminisces about loves both fleeting and forgotten and the people he hates to love – we all have that one ex you just can't seem to get over.
In "Give Up on Me," Mars talks about not wanting to sleep alone but wanting to spend the night with a girl he meets somewhere in city, and chases love he can't quite catch on "Girl on a Train" and "I'm Ready," featuring Olivver the Kid, the latter of which is accompanied by a music video that captures the song's feelings of frustration, love and angst. It's a hint, melodramatic but it makes for a good listen nonetheless. Album closer and highlight "Silver Lining," meanwhile, is one you'll find yourself listening to time and time again, as guest turns from PJ and Rome Fortune add an interesting dynamic to the song while preserving its adolescent authenticity.