{"id":2170711,"date":"2025-11-21T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2170711"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:15:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:15:13","slug":"new-music-friday-roll-out-bad-trips-thaione-davis-p-o-s-x-dwynell-roland-x-yata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/new-music-friday-roll-out-bad-trips-thaione-davis-p-o-s-x-dwynell-roland-x-yata\/","title":{"rendered":"New Music | Friday Roll Out: Bad Trips, Thaione Davis, P.O.S. x Dwynell Roland x Yata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>We\u2019ve touted his name in the past, and I know I\u2019ve listed <strong>Thaione Davis<\/strong> as one of my top 10 emcees, with a back catalog that\u2019s testament to his prowess. The Chicago underground scene continues to flourish through his Culture Power45 imprint, which he established to release a plethora of releases from like-minded artists and branching out even further. It\u2019s been a minute, but this week Thaione released his 3-song EP\/Maxey Single <strong>Thou Shall Not Fret<\/strong>. The word is it\u2019s off a forthcoming album TBA. Regardless, the tracks filling the space within are a raucous affair. \u201cThou Shall Not Fret\u201d seems to be a warning to those who don\u2019t constantly keep their eyes open. There\u2019s no worry though, but learning is key. Thai has a way with words but it\u2019s his cadence, his flow, that forces you to pay attention. And you will want to because his voice commands on the mic. He moves on with \u201cBreathing Over Breaks,\u201d a track with a musical backdrop that is focused and sharp, cutting through with every downbeat. He\u2019ll grab hold of you from the start with his words, \u201cI\u2019m a champion\/Skittles dripping out of my pen\/dressing these paragraphs, letting them no matter the trend\u2026\u201d and we get it! His words are definitively colorful, utilizing metaphors and similes with ease. His storytelling is poetic, requiring dissection like a modern-day Shakespeare. Clever lyricism doesn\u2019t get any better than this. With \u201cRoc Rock (Jenora Rok)\u201d featuring Cosmo Galactus is much looser, and he and Cosmo rip the mic with urban rawness. They\u2019re comfortable in their element, with gritty finesse.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2867492362\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/culturepower45.bandcamp.com\/album\/thou-shall-not-fret\">THOU SHALL NOT FRET by THAIONE DAVIS<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>P.O.S. x DWYNELL ROLAND x YATA \u2013 <em>RELAY RELAY!!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As it happens at times, many artists may pass us by without even a glance. Unless someone is wrapped up in the social media world, there\u2019s no way to know without publicity. There\u2019s a new gen of artists that somehow expect listeners to grab hold of their works through osmosis, but life doesn\u2019t always work that way. For many, the requirements of old are still prevalent. For others, we wouldn\u2019t be in the know if it\u2019s been a while.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been some time since we\u2019ve heard anything new from Minneapolis\u2019 <strong>P.O.S.<\/strong>, his last full-length coming in 2017\u2019s <em>Chill, dummy<\/em>, which remains an extraordinary movement in sound. While he\u2019s usually opted to work with some of the same players, this time around, he takes a different approach. P.O.S. shares the mic with Dwynell Roland on the 7-song Relay Relay!! (Doomtree) with beats provided by Yata. Note: another 7-song EP, Relay! was released back in June. But it seems that now, after this and that Shredders EP last year, P.O.S. is back and with a vengeance. This is the point we should all embrace the chaos. \u201cMud Tires\u201d opens the release, where we do get a sense of dynamic change, even if it is just for the intro. Both Roland and P.O.S. trade verses as if they\u2019ve always worked together since the beginning of time over this hard-edged beat and rhythmic thrusting. Musically, Yata takes hold of this and annihilates everything in its path. The destruction left in its wake is evident.<\/p>\n<p>There isn\u2019t anything you should sleep on here, and \u201cDon\u2019t Call The Cops makes that evident. The rhythm is familiar, pop-lock-move at a fervent pace, as Roland rides that rhythm with quick-tongue energy. He leaves room for P.O.S. as Yata creates an ambiance more than halfway through, with an eloquent change filling space with a piano break before everything resumes the way it was. It\u2019s perfect in every way. Then there\u2019s \u201cThrowing Ghosts\u201d featuring Casey Gerald. The vocal harmonies he provides are sugary sadness as guitar &amp; bass play off one another with additional percussion (finger cymbals, drums) happily crowd around them. Lyrically &amp; musically, life is troubling, with stormy days ahead. It\u2019s all captured vividly in stereo. It\u2019s a struggle, but there\u2019s a smile at the corner of their collective mouths that we can still see\/hear.<\/p>\n<p>P.O.S. is an astute emcee who is unique. The journey back into the forefront has been slow, but he and Dwynell Roland astound lyrically throughout Relay Relay!! You can also catch Relay! here if you don\u2019t want to wait for the entire album pieced together. In any regard, you won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=256871308\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/p-o-s.bandcamp.com\/album\/relay-relay\">RELAY RELAY!! by P.O.S x Dwynell Roland x YATA<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>BAD TRIPS \u2013 <em>NOTHING BUT TROUBLE<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Day in and day out, things are, things have become a blur where I\u2019m not certain where I begin or end. It\u2019s with certainty that I can\u2019t be the only person feeling alone in this. Life in America, but I\u2019m thankful for the sole resource that is music. Given the stale wave of releases has left me conflicted thinking, \u201cYeah, I should give this a rest,\u201d but if we all did that, we\u2019d probably miss some of the best things new artists have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>This is where a youthful <strong>Bad Trips<\/strong> comes in. I don\u2019t remember the last time I was in Queens, NY, before I moved but I doubt I\u2019ve been through Ridgewood, where the group is based. Bushwick, Brooklyn \u2013 which borders Ridgewood \u2013 is where I frequented much more. But I digress. Once known as Melted Teenagers, the band, bassist\/multi-instrumentalist Andy Borsz, guitarist\/multi-instrumentalist David Drucker, and drummer\/multi-instrumentalist Konrad Kamm, moved on, creating a variety of new themes. About a month back, I went online and proclaimed Bad Trips my new favorite band, and that was off the basis of just a couple of tracks. A day late and a dollar short, I come to you with the group\u2019s new <strong><em>Nothing But Trouble<\/em><\/strong>, which was released 2 weeks prior. There\u2019s a lot of talk surrounding Bad Trips and its influences, but no, we\u2019re not even touching on any of that. This trio may have similarities to others that came before it, but the band is derivative unto itself.<\/p>\n<p>Bad Trips is nothing if not showcasing its experimental prowess. On the instrumental \u201cThirteen Ghosts,\u201d they rally around guitars and drums, and caterwauling electronics and vocals are an unnecessary factor. The band is enthralling from beginning to end, languishing within a repetitive nature without becoming repetitious. It hides behind nothing, leaving doors open for all to see and witness the fury of the song\u2019s delivery. Just over 3 and a half minutes, the band captures your attention through its rhythm, the bassline never releasing its grip on things. Then there\u2019s the high frequency of \u201cSlaughter High,\u201d which is a distorted pop song if I ever heard one. Beneath the distortion, dissonance, and playful electronics, guitars and vocals are melodic and in tune with one another. Catchy? Indeed, and if we can say anything about it, it\u2019s colorfully finger-painted with melted crayons. It\u2019s a little erratic but enticing. \u201cNo Questions Asked\u201d moves gracefully as sounds and instruments build around the inviting bassline. Guitar and electronic noodling shiver across it, scraping along but allowing the melody to form and take shape. It\u2019s evocative while pulling from so many directions. As the band moves slowly, there\u2019s a sense of sweet dread throughout the brief \u201cHigh Spirits.\u201d As Bad Trips plays along to a slow yet infectious melody, it\u2019s almost as if we\u2019re waiting for the hammer to drop down hard. But it never does as we all sink into oblivion.<\/p>\n<p>Where does this leave the Queens-bound Bad Trips? Well, only time will tell, but a band like this only comes around every decade or so, keeping things interesting through its no-nonsense we-don\u2019t-give-a-fuck attitude or what anyone thinks about its music. Through <em>Nothing But Trouble<\/em>, the band isn\u2019t afraid to play with sound, allowing it to morph through whichever direction its moving. Listening to this reaffirms my faith in artistry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3966912607\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/badtripsny.bandcamp.com\/album\/nothing-but-trouble\">Nothing But Trouble by Bad Trips<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ghettoblastermagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve touted his name in the past, and I know I\u2019ve listed Thaione Davis as one of my top 10 emcees, with a back catalog that\u2019s testament to his prowess. 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