Los Angeles-based artist Jerome Pawl crafts a moody hip-hop enthrallment on new EP Drain The Swamp, pairing fluid vocal rhythmics with beats that range from darkly compelling to soulfully enchanting. The release is described as standing “for releasing bad energy, letting friends go, controlling the use of vices as clutches. A complete cleanse of anything that doesn’t serve you from people to possessions.”
“Limo Tints” opens the EP with gripping immersion, melding buzzing synths and old-school hip-hop percussion into the “limousine tints, can’t see a thing,” debonair hook. The “don’t give a fuck about fitting in,” ethos of individuality proves invigorating in the verses, leading into a replay-inducing central hook. The EP impresses in its atmospheric beats and enveloping vocal drives, and “Limo Tints” does well in showcasing that from the get-go.
“Ain’t No Switchin’ Sides” follows with a more soulful immersion, incorporating moody brass amidst a stellar vocal precision. Another highlight arises in “My Everything,” where smitten lyrical sentiments charm within an R&B hip-hop flair. Meanwhile, EP finale “By Myself” succeeds with a darker, bass-y rumination that sends chills in the sporadic switch-ups between sparseness and moody vocal prowess. Drain The Swamp is a memorable hip-hop success from Jerome Pawl.
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“Limo Tints” is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Emerging Hip-Hop.
We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
