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L'Étrange Histoire de Mr.Anderson
LAYLOW 07/2021 © Digital Mundo In July 2021, the French rapper Laylow released his second album named “The strange story of Mr.Anderson”. This album is particular; as we can guess in the title, the album narrows the story of a mysterious guy called Mr.Anderson. In this narrative album, Laylow added up some scenes of daily life with the voice of a narrator, a clever mishmash that testifies to the artist’s creativity. During the whole album, we’re in this particular atmosphere — between dream and reality — that could remind us of the universe of Tim Burton. The name of the album can actually echo to ‘The Strange Christmas Of Mr.Jack” too. In this project, we can also notice the quality of the text. In the song “Tu Comprends Maintenant”, linked to the song “HELP !!!”, Laylow tackles the theme of domestic violence and people's inaction about it. A sensitive subject that can be disturbing because of its freezing realism. The style is daring, sought and brilliant. Faithful to the artist’s universe that made him “special”. “Special”, as in the title of his featuring with Nekfeu, which was particularly appreciated by the public. Laylow collaborate with many artists for this album such as Nekfeu, Damso, Alpha Wann or Hamza; some featuring highly requested have delighted their fans. In this album of 20 tracks, Laylow’s a rapper, an actor, a narrator and a director. To understand all the subtlety of the work, you should listen to his first album named Trinity. It could be really interesting to understand the bionic universe in which the artist progress since then.
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