88GLAM DROPS SURPRISE MIXTAPE ‘NEW MANIA’
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88Glam released their new surprise mixtape New Mania today. Regarding the 18-track project, Complex noted, “Wise and Camino effortlessly exchanging energy and confident, canorous bars—equal parts seedy and sincere—over bouncy, trap-tinged beats that never let up,” further detailing, “From the guitar-flecked grind of “One Call Away” to the 8-bit flex of “Dance For Me,” it’s a double chokeslam of high-octane, hard-dripping narco-rap.”
Speaking on the mixtape, 88Glam’s Derek Wise described the album as “really high-energy. It has its ups and downs, but for the most part it’s a lot of energy. It’s very fun.”
88 Camino went on to explain the group’s new direction, saying, “I think people feel less restricted to fit some sort of archetype as an artist. I feel like people really don’t care anymore. People are a lot more open and receptive. That’s the entire narrative of 2020: it’s less judgment on people and freedom of self-expression, you know? Everybody’s kind of just doing whatever they really want in terms of, like, how they express themselves. And I think that’s making a crossover into music as well.”
Stream New Mania below: