George Watsky's sophomore album "Cardboard Castles" has not only slowly gained him recognition in the rap genre, but has earned a spot as one of my favorite albums of 2013. He first rose to the spotlight as a successful slam poet and is now using just his last name as his rapper persona. Watsky displays incredible flow in his verses leading to insanely catchy choruses that will stay trapped inside a listeners mind for at least a few hours. His roots of having the amazing talent of being able to perform slam poetry is displayed during the entire album. Each track is filled with metaphors, symbolism, and emotion that combined uniquely together showcasing true art being spoken. This talent is showcased in songs such as "Tiny Glowing Screens Part 1", while "Tiny Glowing Screens Part 2" will hit nerves you never thought you had. Watsky brings listeners on feel good journey that can be used as fun, relaxing music during a road trip or connect yourself to the music and have a one on one experience with the mind of George Watsky. No matter how you listen there is true talent pumping through the speakers. Songs such as "Strong as Oak" and "Sloppy Seconds" are a great mixture of fun/dance music with a good meaning to back it up. These songs tell us to live in the moment and enjoy right now. Other songs such as "Dedicated to Christina Li", Watsky displays a more sensitive topic of losing a friend which many people even at a young age can relate to. Watsky is a true visionary in has field that has shown why he is different from the rest. With new releases from Jay Z and Kanye West being the most talked about Rap albums of the year, it is nice to give credit to someone who put out an extraordinary album in this genre that surpassed the big-time players in innovation and talent. This album was realsed in March, but I believe it still deserves the publicity now. Somehow Watsky is still more or less a secret in industry, lets change that.
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Ps. As a citizen of Connecticut I am very excited for Watsky's upcoming tour with Wax. He will be rolling to Toads Place In New Haven on October 14th. Tickets are cheap and that may be the last time I can say that if he gets the fame he deserves. Don't miss out on what will be an amazing concert experience. Look up tour dates to see if he dropping by in your area.
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