Revisit Mr. Man

posted December 2, 2015 #

It's been a full calendar year since the release of Nahnee Bori's last album, Mr. Man. I think about this album often because it, maybe more than most, exemplifies the goal of yk records. The artist isn't touring (or planning to), the record would likely have sat on his hard drive without some goading and the music is beautifully weird.

There's an argument to be made that the music is VaporWave but it never actually embraces any of the tropes of that genre, it just has some similar instrumentation. For me, the album creates a whole world... one that plays nicely with the cover art from Rachel Briggs. It's an orchestra of animals led by some mad man but, clearly, it's not of this world.

My only regret for this album is that it's a digital only release. You can hear it on Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music or even Soundcloud but I still want it to exist in the world. Maybe one day it will.