Since joining forces in 2014 under the name $uicideboy$, New Orleans based cousins Ruby da Cherry and $lick $loth have released a seemingly endless string of EPs and singles. In a relatively short space of time, the duo have built a rich back catalogue and a strong global following with their murderous and misanthropic lyricism.
Having released over 40 EPs since 2014, it’s easy to expect that the band would have fallen into a rhythm – it’s easy to expect they would’ve fallen into the trap of predictability. Though with the release of their first commercially available full-length album I Want To Die In New Orleans, $uicideboy$ escape this trap to deliver something truly exciting.
I Want To Die In New Orleans, the dark and menacing new album from $uicideboy$, is a terrifying slice of mangled cloud-rap.
Throughout the new EP, Ruby and Slick navigate dark, sleazy, and grimy sonic territories to craft an album that can feel simultaneously terrifying and invigorating. From the moment album opener King Tulip kicks off with a lone, manic voice, you’ll be pulled into the deranged nightmare that is I Want To Die In New Orleans.
With hazy, lo-fi, and drugged-out production, the duo stagger through occultist themes in the most unnerving way possible – like if your favourite cloud-rap artist had spent the past month trapped in some dark, torturous basement.
This new album has taken rap music to a dark place. Though as long as $uicideboy$ are providing the soundtrack, we won’t be complaining.
Listen to I Want To Die In New Orleans above.
