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Evil Eddie: Welcome To Flavour Country
Fri November 16

Evil Eddie: Welcome To Flavour Country

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3.5/5

In the blossoming landscape that is the Australian hip hop scene, Evil Eddie’s solo album debut, Welcome To Flavour Country, offers a slightly different taste than what we’re used to. Thankfully, Eddie hasn’t grown up much since his Butterfingers days, so many of the same moorish cheeky lyrics remain. This is prevalent when songs like Hungover Again and the Triple J favourite Queensland allude to Eddie’s perpetual adolescence, particularly with lyrics like ‘show your back to us/shake that bootius maximus‘. Beneath the dark humour, there is a distinct acidity to Flavour Country. This can be heard on Voices In My Head, where Eddie raps about mortality, suicide and mental illness, showing both a sense of maturity and severity not really showcased on old Butterfingers tunes like Ya Mama. Instrumental track Fucking Frenzy also showcases Eddie’s aptitude as a producer as well as MC, with all songs throughout the album having a tight and clear sound. The heart and soul of Flavour Country appears in Doin’ What I Got To Do, which every struggling musician will be able to relate to. The end product is sometimes sweet, sometimes sour, but always flavoursome.

 

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