N3PTUNE
Renneissance Valerie Vampola
BandWagon Magazine
takes a sharp turn into a heavy trap section. “WHITE PONY'' introduces a stomping, bluesy rock style, reminiscent of The Black Keys, which is new and unique to N3ptune’s aesthetic. The four-on-the-floor style is accentuated by a Jack Whiteesque guitar solo via his collaborator and the record’s producer, Rusty Steve.
N3ptune also plays around with dance-pop but with N3ptune’s album his own dark overtone and RENAISSANCE, released last clubbing beats in “MISERY month, is a birth of style that LOVES COMPANY,” which combines elements of trap, pulls things in an upbeat Lady dark dance pop, and heavy Gaga direction and “ABSENT blues rock. (BODY),” which features dark Like his past releases, synths reminding listeners of Denver’s N3ptune kept the The Weeknd. mood dark through his beats RENAISSANCE is an and lyrical themes revolving appropriate title for an album around struggles with suicide by an artist who does it all: and abuse, like in ”MILITIA.” acting, singing, modeling, But what we have not heard producing and performing. much before is his use of a But moreso, this album is the powerful RnB and soul voice rebirth of a man finding the to convince listeners of his perfect way to combine all his suffering. “WEDLOCK” uses influences and styles into high a layered vocal chorus and mainstream art. improvisations that sound N3ptune will support Sleigh like a gritty gospel choir over Bells on an East Coast US which N3ptune raps about his tour February 8 through father, whom he portrays as a corrupt preacher. It features March 6, later performing at Treefort Music Fest. More at more soul than N3ptune’s past releases, at least until he linktr.ee/N3ptune
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