Album Review: DRAM - Big Baby DRAM

"I had to tell myself to go and get it myself," is the first we hear here.

Hmm. Perhaps. Initially, it's difficult not to think of DRAM as anyone other than a feature on Chance The Rapper's Coloring Book. Quickly, though, we come to understand DRAM's qualities as an individual. The album's first proper song, Misunderstood, is a searing triumph. Intimate stadium rock, the ice-cold soundtrack to a searing hot summer; perfectly enigmatic. Cash Machine deserves its lead billing as a big, woozy banger. Monticello Ave is driving, thrusting, nostalgic. Spending time with DRAM is a joy. Take a moment for this record for real. You'll be rewarded.