Last Friday I went to a free show at the Lord Gladstone Hotel put on by Ill Eqwip (mainly to see Kearve and also make use of free beers). Usually, at these shows the openers are average, have low energy and don't know how to control a crowd, which is expected, you wouldn't see me up there. On came on this dude with speed dealer sunnies on and the second he came on something changed in the crowd, he had energy! finally, there was someone with some energy. The song that really killed was one of his newest tracks called Lightwork. After the show I went up to him to get his @'s, my phone was dead and I was drunk enough to think I could remember his name in my head, obviously, the next morning when I tried to find him I was blanking, all I remembered was that his name was Isaac. The following Sunday night, by some weird coincidence, he popped up on my explore page, Isaac Puerile, that was his name. I typed his name into youtube to see what his clip looked like and man does it slap, visually and sonically.
Usually I'm not a huge fan of Aussies trying to mimic that hard-hitting Florida sound, but literally, for the first time, I was truly impressed. For starters the first thing that stood out to me was his voice, it's one of the most unique voices I've heard in a while, it's raspy but clear and combined with his Aussie accent it makes for a fresh sound. Lyrically speaking the track isn't too deep, but that's not what you come for when it comes to songs like this and there are still some memorable moments.
"Stay away or Elsa Elsa Elsa imma let it go"
The beat slaps and was a great choice, the simple synth melody isn't too in your face and it keeps the attention on the vocals. What I loved most about this artist is the production quality of the visuals, it has that Cole Bennet style of editing which is typical for this sort of music and is definitely the look at the moment. Puerile is based in Blacktown (same as Solochulo who I recently covered a week ago), so I assume most of the clip was shot around there. I think there is something in the water in Blacktown at the moment, they're definitely carving out a sound for themselves and it's only a matter of time before that area gets the recognition it deserves. Lightwork has only a 1000 views on it which is crazy to me so if you didn't already know the dude go give him a follow @isaacpuerile. I give Light Work an 8/10, dope track. I hope to hear more from this guy.
