Today I am just about to lose my head over the latest LP from former Danity Kane idol, Dawn Richard, fka D∆WN, currently DAWN. On new breed, DAWN performs electro and R’nB derived pop inspired by her home town of NOLA and her black Indian roots. The aesthetic choices here lean heavily on the glossy side of southern rap production and the damp, shadowy edge of synth-pop. It’s a bunch of odd bedfellows that somehow all manage to have good, clean, kinky fun together. I’m feeling the 90’s flavored title track with its Grace Jones sample, the swaddling flow of “spaces,” the funk-wave of “dreams and converse,” the entertainment industry skewering “vultures | wolves” and the piano-driven “we, diamonds.” Give this a spin next time you need something to sing into a hairbrush in front of the mirror to.
Grab a copy of new breed here.
