Reviews / Album

Still not quite where it once was.

Maybe it’s that everything on Lucifer – whether it is bold, verbose, propulsive or hypnotic – is measured in pop music sensibility.

It’s a melancholic album, Okumu’s lush, near whispered vocals are heartfelt and reflective, like an exhausted cousin to the angelic sounds of Rob Dickinson in ‘90s almost-shoegaze UK outfit Catherine Wheel.

The passing of Dilla, real name James Yancey, created a massive hole in the global hip hop community. In a world of ridiculous egos Dilla kept his remarkably in-check, quietly producing classics for the big names in hip hop from the mid-‘90s right up until the tragedy of his early death a decade later.

It’s Purdy at his most experimental, yet also most creative, on an exciting risk-taking album that really pushes his artistic and creative boundaries.

In Hindsight proves it’s possible for a band to evolve without alienating diehard fans.