Back in May we wrote about a new Meth Dad track that featured a collaboration with Cherub. Then in April, we played “Bones” on Volume 106 of the Music podcast. Now, after all that anticipation, the full album is available for all our enjoyment.
The album in question, SWATE DRAMES, delivers on that anticipation with a bombastic party of slightly deranged raver anthems. The album consistently manages to strike a fine balance between the highly dance-able and the ominously dark. The affected vocals backed by beats soaked in reverb can often feel like an acid trip on the verge of going astray but then steers itself back to a happy place for a brief moment of elated release. The garbled title is apt in that it could be interpreted as “Sweet Dreams” or “Sweat Drames” – as in a sweaty, drug induced dance party.
There’s plenty of little moments between the huge beats worth hearing – particularly the microbeat onslaught during “Nobody Gets Hurt” and the entirety of the soulful, vocoder prayer, of “Clarity.” These moments provide a moment of respite during the storm of party songs and provide a delightful insight into the process of Meth Dad. It’s not verification that while he’s up for making a party record, it’s not without great effort and weight to go along with it.
Meth Dad celebrates the release of the record on Friday, August 31st over at Mercy Lounge and High Watt with a huge extravaganza blowout with Basic Printer.