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Badkid
Rock · 2018 · 10 tracks · 29m

Badkid

Bakar

A jagged collision of North London grit and skate-punk energy, where distorted guitars meet rap cadences in a restless portrait of modern youth.

May 22, 2018 · Black Butter Records

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Badkid is the sound of a generation that grew up on a diet of both The Clash and rap, refusing to choose between the two. It is an album that feels lived-in, scuffed at the edges, and entirely authentic to its North London roots. Bakar delivers his lines with a raspy urgency that suggests these songs needed to be recorded immediately, before the feeling evaporated. The production is intentionally thin and gritty, favoring the raw impact of a driving bassline or a distorted guitar over studio polish. It captures the specific vibration of being young, broke, and full of ideas in a city that is constantly changing.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 29m
02
Unhealthy
2:33
03
Handful
3:50
04
WTF
2:24
05
BADlands
2:11
06
Sonny
1:24
07
4am
1:56
08
Million Miles
3:13
09
Ctrl Alt Del
2:57
10
All In
2:49
11
Big Dreams
2:33
Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden shift from a melodic hook to a jagged overdriven guitar riff on Big Dreams
the way the vocals crack and strain during the high-energy chorus of All In
the minimalist driving bassline that carries Million Miles through its hazy repetitive groove
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Badkid sound next to the rest of Bakar's catalogue?

Rebellious+4.0σ

Rebellious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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