Well, those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, suppose you did need a reminder of the current season and its upcoming transition. If the thickening of the grass on your lawn and the irksome bird alarm clocks don’t offer enough of a hint, the Memphis-born rapper and producer Cities Aviv (Gavin Mays) is here to elucidate linguistically, through his lyrics, moniker, album titles, and possibly via the transmission of thoughts directly into your brain. “It’s spring heading toward summer!,” you’ll spontaneously think, while prior albums Digital Lows and Come to Life suggest an arrival, a realization, or an epiphany with their names when considered together. Feel free to progress the theme by checking out the various definitions of “aviv” as well.
And here’s the musical fruition: Cities Aviv has just released his third album Your Discretion is Trust on the NYC-based Collect Records. Await the physical version later this year, but purchase and download here for an immediate fulfillment of your desire for the atypical. A somewhat soul, even synthy infusion has already been accomplished, but you can be sure that a general unorthodoxy, conscious or unconscious, is still part of the game going forward. Vocally, he and MC Ride may or may not still be reminiscent of one another.
Doesn’t really sound like it on the following track, though:
Your Discretion is Trust tracklisting:
01. Anticipation
02. Act Up
03. No GMO
04. Is This Alright (feat. RPLD GHSTS)
05. Black Sequence
06. Earth Signs (feat. RPLD GHSTS)
07. No Language
08. Discrimination
09. Communion
10. Puncture
11. Nico (Interlude)
12. Isolation Quarters (Juk)
13. Into The Wall
14. Survival Fit
• Cities Aviv: https://citiesaviv.bandcamp.com
• Collect: http://collectrecords.org
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