Emo-hip-hop was a genre-evolving sound that sprung up at the right time and for the right generation. Before its mainstream appeal, this sound that made waves in channels such as SoundCloud immediately found its audience in the millions of heartbroken adolescents who felt left out with the mainstream music that was so generic and predictable and didn’t really reflect the complexities of a generation that was trying so hard to cope. It was the emotional authenticity of this music that drew more and more listeners to it as they saw themselves through such artists as Lil Peep, XXXTentacion, and Juice WRLD’s expression of pain and vulnerability. For one, ayglø, though the scene has evolved, its core essence remains: raw emotion, melodic rap, and the unfiltered expression of pain and resilience. He embodies this to the core.

What was just a random online meetup with a fellow musician, lil xmit has metastasized into an uncanny joint album themed “Goth Chicks Neighbourhoods” that explores the goth culture characterized by young women dressing in black clothing, dramatic makeup, and an obsession with goth music. While deep in conversation, lil xmit happened to mention that he is captivated by goth chicks and would want to visit such a neighborhood, and as it happens, ayglø was living in one.

“Goth Chicks Neighbourhood” sees both ayglø and lil xmit wear their emotions on their sleeves, making sadness, heartbreak, existential dread, prejudice, and self-destruction not just themes but identities. The music feels like an emotional outpouring—cinematic, haunting, atmospheric, reflective, and still deeply personal.

Here, you will be taken through a captivating journey that spans the haunting atmospheric aesthetics of a track like “ghost man” to the alluring guitar loops of a jam like “blood and tears” to the drowned-out autotune vocals of a song like “emo hip-hop” or even the hard-hitting beats of a masterpiece like “gothchicksneighbourhood” where these artists create a space where vulnerability isn’t just accepted—it’s the whole point.

“Goth Chicks Neighbourhood” isn’t just an album—this is the voice of a generation judged too harshly for their lifestyle, neglected but still thriving. It is a melancholic blend of emo, punk, and hip-hop, fusing vulnerable storytelling with hypnotic melodies and gritty, lo-fi production.

It is not just about the sound; it is the experience that unfolds like a dairy of pain, emanating from those who have long been misunderstood.

To get the context, you have to listen to this whole project from the first jam all the way to the last one. As for me, I dig most “blood and tears,” take me to the moon,” gothchicksneighbourhood,” bleed out,’ and “blow my brains.”

This is not all; ayglø ain’t resting as he announces another super special release dubbed “barely holdin,” a collabo with lil xmit and Kid Kiino scheduled to drop this coming 20th of February.

For now, listen to this personal and universally relatable collaborative project and let it resonate with you way outside its margins. And if you’re craving more of ayglø’s artistry, dive deeper into his sonic universe at ayglo.me.

 

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