Emanuel produces stunning debut album, "Alt Therapy"
Mentally and emotionally prepare yourself for a vibrant and introspective ride coming from Emanuel on his debut album, Alt Therapy. We’re in love with it! Read along for our featured in-depth review of the record, as well as a background on the artist as well.
Having an absolute breakout year, first-generation Canadian artist Emanuel is expressing himself vividly and openly on his first complete record, Alt Therapy. Describing this time as a “renaissance of beautiful black art in the world”, this is possibly the perfect representation of just that. Confidently produced, jam packed with imagery filled lyricism, and sharp vocals that will be stuck in your head for days, this is the music you need in your life right this moment.
Garnering over 21 million global streams already, Emanuel has certainly been busy throughout the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being named Apple Music’s New Artist of the Week, getting added to a ton of notable playlists, and a nomination for his first JUNO Award are just a small selection of Emanuel’s achievements thus far. In our eyes, this is only the beginning, and there are surely more accolades he’ll be picking up with each subsequent release.
At 12 total tracks, spanning just around 45 minutes in complete run time, our first impressions after our initial listen were not only how beautiful and crisp everything sounded, but the complexity and cohesiveness of the entire listen. Truly, putting aside Emanuel’s vocals for just a second, the sort of stripped back nature of it all yet keeping atmospheric guitar tones resonating in the background were a major focal point of what sold us completely. Adding back in the vocals and taking everything else into account, this is about as complete of a debut as any artist could possibly hope for.
Bridging the gap between R&B, a bit of jazz influence, and that classic singer songwriter vibe, Alt Therapy is the perfect album to hear a story unfold. Listening through multiple times at this point, there’s no certain “cons” that we could pick out, rather we think going forward this is going to be a tough one to top for the artist. Our hope is that more life experiences pass him by and more greatness gets released to the world. As far as originality goes, this is the definition.
Kick off your day, or whenever you may be reading this, with a full and focused listen of Emanuel’s Alt Therapy. More importantly, get ready to hop on the bandwagon of an artist who is surely going to be making waves for years and years to come.
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