tears of joy

One of the year’s most acclaimed lo-fi hip hop releases, Tears Of Joy is a stunning and sorrowful meditation on death and grief. This is the third album Mike has released in less than a year.

The songs on this album deal with the passing of Mike’s mother and the instrumental tracks mesh with this work’s melancholic mood – drawing from obscure soul samples, creating a hazy atmosphere that dominates the album. But as a whole, Tears Of Joy is one of 2019’s best albums – and a startling reminder that you can wake up in the morning, and know that things will eventually get better.