Album Review: Gum Explores Ego Vs Authentic In The Underdog

There is no denying that the music scene has been swept by electro waves; as artists are hypnotized by sounds that could turn your acoustic melody into a science fiction. In Gum’s The Underdog, humanity is broken down into its technology, and feelings into a mythology.

Gum arranges his instrumentals like they are math problems. He displays his chords like numbers adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying his vocals as the ultimate response. Gum’s vocality is anamorphic; stretching the screens of his visual sounds as if to elaborate their details. He is one of those artists that understands his soft, scoped range can shine more through a vast, decorative soundscape.

“Rehearsed In A Dream”, “The Fear”, and “Can’t Get Past My Ego” sweat synths as if Gum wrote his music in sauna. They drip with dreamed sounds that veil an argument we all have had with ourselves; when are we being arrogant and when are we being humble? Humility is acknowledging your greatness as solely your own, and incomparable to the greatness of others. Arrogance stems from a vacuuming insecurity that truly believes their is no such thing “as everyone is great” because such a privilege comes in exchange. The problem with that mindset is that it blocks you from feeling genuinely happy with who you are, who you love, and what you do. Gum’s The Underdog is his way of shedding his ego to become the true winner.

From “After All (The Sun)” to “Trying My Best” you feel warped into Gum’s soul as ir fosters itself through rhythms and analogs that are otherworldly. Like UMO’s Sex & Food, The Underdog comes out this week as another indie- rock album discussing the metaphysical aspect of living an earthly life. The result is an imaginative record that heightens Gum’s supple vocals to embody the delicious candy it is titled after. For More Information On Gum And To Buy The Underdog on April 6 Click Here.