getting up to no good

He just keeps dropping top-tier work in such rapid succession. This dude is the definition of locked in. I can understand if his style isn't for you individually, but within the electronic, edgy, pop realm that he is working in, he is really pushing how good and polished it can be. In the last review I wrote for Artemas, I made references to The Weeknd's "After Hours" and how Artemas seems to be continuing that sound while a lot of popular music has moved away from the heavy use of synths in recent years. Artemas to me at this point is fully carrying the torch of how this genre should sound. I have a theory that artists that break into the mainstream while their specific genre isn't what is "hot" at the moment, do so because they are making music that expands on what has been already established in a genre that is losing popularity. The public gets tired of trends and genres and moves on. You could say the same for Yeat or Playboi Carti right now too considering how popular they are while trap rap is on a definite decline in the public eye. They are something very unique to trap and because of this are holding onto this immense popularity while even some of the most popular trap artists of all time struggle to find success. As for "getting up to no good", Artemas continues where he left off. Truly, I could make this review like three sentences because he's not really bringing any new conversations to the table. This is essentially like his last two albums but he just keeps finding ways to keep the production and vocal mixing interesting. Daintree has been Artemas' go to producer for several years now and he joins him again here and the duo were born to make music together. Whatever artistic process they go through is perfect as they keep figuring out how to keep it fresh without re-inventing the wheel. "time alone w u" as a single actually let me a little bit nervous as it wasn't my favorite track he's ever dropped and so I decided to take a break from his singles until the album itself. And while "time alone w u" isn't my favorite of his, I still enjoy it, I just have high expectations. For some reason there are two versions of this album but don't have any distinguishing names or anything. The track "high note" shows up on one of the versions and I'm very happy that it does. This song is definitely a catalog highlight for him. "other lovers" and "myself" are my other two favorites, at least off rip, but pretty much every track on here is very solid. It's almost difficult to go into detail about each song since they're just him being toxic and glorifying some sort of trauma but damn does it sound good.