“max” – Silence

There’s a new alternative R&B artist joining the ranks. Akin to Frank Ocean’s melancholic ballads dripping with pulsing high hats and panning vocals, “max” has released a new single with the same exhilarating dissonance. “Silence” is produced, mixed, and performed all by the artist. The track features jagged male vocals that take you high up into the atmosphere of an urban haze.

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Reviewed by Gabe Kahan