Two years on from the release of his Mercury nominated debut album ‘Peanut Butter Blues and Melancholy Jam’, Ghostpoet releases his second studio album ‘Some Say I So I Say Light’.
Moving in a more experimental direction, the album pits industrial beats against sonorous piano lines - topped by Ghostpoet’s hypnotising voice sounding “like a man old before his time”. Ghostpoet is the master of creating poetry from mundane situations – from the disarmingly honest ‘Meltdown’ about a relationship where the couples simply drift apart, to ruminations on dim sum and noodles on ‘MSI musmiD’.
Other album highlights include opener ‘Cold Win’, which Ghostpoet describes as "almost a flagpole or mast for the record"; ‘Dial Tones’ featuring the delicate vocals of Lucy Rose; ‘Plastic Bag Brain’ with Tony Allen on drums and Dave Okumu on guitar; ‘Dorsal Morsel’ which begins as a sparse, minimal meditation then develops into a “synth utopia" and ‘Comatose’ which builds into glorious, string-led chamber music.
'Some Say I So I Say Light' has attracted glowing reviews across the board. NME rate the album 8/10 and describe it as “a triumph… Bloody great, basically”. Q Magazine (4/5) note that “not since Massive Attack’s ‘Blue Lines’ have a heavy heart and urban dread been so absorbing.” Mojo's verdict (4/5) is that "Ghostpoet serves up his bruised, tender heart with the steely precision of a master sushi chef", whilst Line of Best Fit (8/10) call it “a collection of songs that push boundaries and contend as great post-hip-hop. There is plenty to get excited about here”. Metro, Evening Standard, The Mirror and GQ have also been quick to praise the album.