Album Review: Blond Ambition Makes Your Heart Race In “Slow All Over”

Here is why I KNOW people are going to love Blond Ambition. This debuting artist plays to the inner wonder we all have in us. He is the sonic epitome of every moment you stopped, looked around, and wondered about your environment. Bringing a warm psychedelia to disco has caused Blond Ambition to also bring a subtle observance to nightlife, of which Slow All Over is an album that happily plays to its name.

The strangeness of Slow All Over is that it is about, personally, feeling slow in mind and soul. Yes, its pacing can be spread and stretched like puddy being densely lagged and looked up, but that vibe is what makes this debut so self-aware. “Dillon” , “Speak”, and “Houses of Reason” are just a few of the stand-out tracks that come of like musical telescopes: peering in on Blond Ambition as he tries to build a bond, laugh with friends, feel enough, and erase his worries for a bit. Lyrically, Blond Ambition puts the simplicity of insecurity into word. EVERYBODY has an inner turmoil that silently shakes them to their core, and magnifies like tiny earthquakes when he or she does not feel like the smartest, prettiest, funniest, or most relevant being in the room. Ironically, these insecurities most easily come out when we are trying to have a good time like, at the club. “Stupid Boy/ Girl”, “Confused 4EVA”, and “Hurricanes 2” play to those instances where the beat-drops around us become to low to exhilarate when compared to how low we feel inside. The keys and electro-synths of these songs have an odd blend of drama and colorfulness, which plays to the notion psychedelic disco; it is about taking down all the shimmer/ shine and adding more color. It is for this reason that Slow All Over comes off so detailed. Although a fluid, record, you feel like Blond Ambition intricately cut and placed each rhythm with a surgical scalpel. For him, precision can come in the form of fuzzed chords and buzzed vocals.

There is a wide-eyedness to Blond Ambition’s vocals, which is, again, can seem like a weird compliment. Calling a voice wide-eyed seems misplaced, but in being a record about deep thoughts and hidden curiosities there is an undercurrent of sweet naivety. You cannot help but want to hold Blond Ambition’s voice and sentiment in “Shasta” and “Good News” which have a honey- R&B aura. In this album, even brightness comes in a cool hue, which is why I love Blond Ambition and know he will speak to/ for Millennials. This generation loves artists that are dreamy and thoughtful in essence, which he is. For More Information On Blond Ambition And To Buy Slow All Over On May 19 Click Here.