{"id":834,"date":"2014-02-04T09:34:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/?p=834"},"modified":"2014-02-11T08:34:37","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T13:34:37","slug":"cities-aviv-come-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/cities-aviv-come-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Cities Aviv <br>Come to Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cities_aviv-come_to_life.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-835\" alt=\"Cities Aviv, Come to Life\" src=\"http:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cities_aviv-come_to_life.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cities_aviv-come_to_life.jpg 250w, https:\/\/agitreader.com\/wp2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cities_aviv-come_to_life-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Cities Aviv (real name Gavin Mays) has been one of rap music\u2019s most intriguing voices ever since he dropped the single \u201cCoastin\u2019\u201d back in the summer of 2011. Its balmy strings and flutes, easy backbeat, and May\u2019s earthy flow recalled an earlier era. Digging into that 7-inch and the concurrently released <i>Digital Lows<\/i> LP revealed a rare blend of old-school sounds with a lyrical style that was both true school and abstract. Most importantly his music couldn\u2019t be easily categorized by any existing regional standards or millennial trends. Simply put Cities Aviv was unique.<\/p>\n<p><i>Come to Life<\/i> (Young One Records) seems built for contrast with his earlier work. Where we used to hear dusty jazz and soul, we now hear \u201980s-esque electronics. Where we used to get a goofy guy just trying to get on, we now have a working man getting tired of the games. Throughout the album he sounds like he\u2019s stuck in a purgatory between pessimism and passion. In what is essentially the opening track, \u201cFool,\u201d which comes right after the \u201cIntro,\u201d he seems to be saying \u201cdon\u2019t bother,\u201d the standout line being, \u201cYou must be stupid if you think they give a fuck about this message in your music.\u201d Elsewhere, though, he balances his dark streams of consciousness with repeated imperatives to \u201cwake up,\u201d \u201ccome to life,\u201d and generally carpe diem.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s clear that Cities Aviv still has a lot to say. Titles like \u201cURL IRL\u201d and \u201cPerpetuate the Real\u201d give hints of the conflicts on his mind. But for a guy who once rapped, \u201cFuck albums, I\u2019mma drop volumes,\u201d the record is surprisingly light on content. Only six tracks break three minutes. That means the songs end before they can outstay their welcome, but it also means he doesn\u2019t have much time to work up a narrative thrust. Case in point, \u201cURL IRL,\u201d which comes on hard with a busy beat and bold declarations, but is actually just two minutes of chorus with a single verse. Songs like that feel unfinished and fail to make an impact. Aviv is still his own man, though. His beats still have that stinging, stuttering, unexpected syncopation. 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