McB Hope - Things Will Get Better (Overcome) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

HUBRIS is the fourth album from the New York based songwriter, vocalist and guitarist Kristo Rodzevski. The album is a natural continuation from his previous free jazz/pop infused work, but includes a more hard-edged, rock sound.Rodzevski works with his usual troupe of notable musicians from New York's avant and experimental music scene. His abrasive guitar chords provide an ominous foundation over which vulnerable vocals and deeply personal lyrics are intertwined with the scintillating, architectural electronics of Ikue Mori (DNA, Phantom Orchard), the forward driving drums of Tomas Fujiwara (Thumbscrew, Triple Double), the phantasmagorical sound of Mary Halvorson (Code Girl), and the grounding, iconoclastic bass of Bill Laswell. Richly produced to craft a singular landscape of sound by Laswell, it achieves a blended and layered effect while still allowing the songs space to breathe.Acerbic and provocative, HUBRIS is a sonic mural, a turning, folding chimera with themes of distorted intimacy, unconscious fantasy, mortality, loss, and the realities of the immigrant experience. This is life in it's unflinching wholeness - messy, sad, exuberant, and joyous. -NailsWasting Your TimeStefieGauzeIcarusLocked InBlow UpPrideBailey's BicycleOff Suit

Three talented siblings, Evander Hope, Shamari Hope and MCB Hope (whose first name is Brian, but professionally goes by the name of InchMCBInch) recently had a proposition for veteran Florida-based DJ and producer Christian Dio they would each deliver a song with a similar theme about getting through the pandemic, with each song musically reflecting the style of each individual sibling. Shamari Hope, the younger sister of Evander and MCB, offered InchThings Will Be Better,Inch a funky hip-hop vibe with R&B underpinnings, that relays a message of perserverance in tough times. Producer Dio found a sympathetic groove to frame it and the results are inspirational. Shamari's track is presented here with added instrumental and acappella mixes as a bonus.

Three talented siblings, Evander Hope, Shamari Hope and MCB Hope (whose first name is Brian, but professionally goes by the name of InchMCBInch) recently had a proposition for veteran Florida-based DJ and producer Christian Dio they would each deliver a song with a similar theme about getting through the pandemic, with each song musically reflecting the style of each individual sibling. Evander Hope, the oldest of the siblings, offered InchThings Will Get Better,Inch a moving, sparse R&B ballad that conveys a heartfelt plea. Dio found the perfect vibe for this song which is presented here with added instrumental and acappella mixes as a bonus.