Bob Vylan - Humble As The Sun - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

When Bob Vylan won the first MOBO award for Best Alternative Music Act in 2022, the punk-grime duo took to the stage and used the to speak about how they managed to achieve the impossible as independent artists in a genre-defying space. InchWe released an album this year that we produced entirely, mixed entirely, recorded entirely, all from my bedroom... so everybody that's here, bigging up Atlantic and bigging up Warner, F**k that, us man did it ourselvesInch. It was an acceptance speech that rattled the room and built anticipation for their next projects. Humble as the Sun, the forthcoming album from Bob Vylan continues with much of the rage and urgency that they have come to be known and loved for, but this latest project shows that they are now stronger and wiser, bolstered by the wins and learnings that they have fought hard for along the way. The resulting tracklist aims to leave the listener feeling power alongside their anger, and brings a fresh and compelling blend of punk, rock, grime and rap together in an experimental way. Following on from the last album, Bob Vylan Presents the Price of Life, the message woven throughout Humble as the Sun remains dark in places but is high-energy, defiant and unapologetic in it's critique of a broken social and political system that so many have fallen victim to, but feel powerless against. This album is for the underdogs, the ones who come out swinging and those who refuse to be defeated in the face of injustice, and aims to remind listeners that anger is a fire that can be harnessed and put to use. The album creation started from a conversation with the sun, which is, after all, a big ball of fire that sustains life. From masculinity to myths about the G Spot, the themes and topics explored on Humble As The Sun make for an often humorously empowering celebration of the peoples ability to endure, overcome and bring abo