Archive for October, 2025
This brother’s been on a generational run since 2019 when he broke out as an Unearthed High finalist with a track called ‘Mistakes’ that he cooked up with his buoy Oscar just as the comp was about to lock down. Thank god he did cos in the years since he’s given us multiple mixtapes, elite bars, concept videos and all the right collaborations. When I first met him Mali Jo$e was actually a duo, him and Oscar geared up together a la Remi and Sensible J but these days Mali is just Mali. Thankfully the two originals have kept linking up, particularly on the debut LP that we just got a week or two back.
The production is way tighter and sharper than we’ve heard on mixtapes and EPs recently and lyrically he’s found a lane that’s one part swagger, one part spiritual, three parts spliffs and one part gunner. Ya boy’s an Arsenal fan, of course, because he knows the truth of things in his soul’s deepest sphere. I’m gonna point you at Highbury because it’s my favourite off the album with production that has these long slides that lead into the richest bass kicks you’re gonna hear tonight. Put that to the side and recognize lyrics that nod to two of Arsenal’s greatest ever gunners in Titi and Bergkamp, namechecked in the chorus, and essentially you’ve got a ven diagram of all my favourite things.
Oh and a bandcamp embed to boot? We’re eating good. Big love to Perth’s finest.
Artists you need to know rn
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| 2. Voidhood | |
259 | 3. jamesjamesjames | |
186 | 4. Zan | |
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| 5. Sesame Girl | |
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