But, Jaden only produced 3 out of 20 songs on the album, and these three songs were quite lackluster. Jaden Smith made a major splash with a 2014 New York Times interview that proved to be both unusual and enlightening at the same time. This creative mode has inspired the 21-year-old to take on some notably big-hearted projects, including a vegan food truck catered toward the less fortunate in downtown Los Angeles and a paper-carton water company that’s reportedly helping the dire situation in Flint, Michigan. Not even a clunker of a line by Jaden tarnishes the endearing moment. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for ERYS - Jaden, Jaden Smith on AllMusic - 2019 - On the sequel to his official LP debut SYRE, the… Kid Cudi and Smith are polished, moody and downright impossible to resist. A warped outro brings “Riot” to a close. From the rough timbre of Tyler’s unmistakable vocals to the bemusingly catchy emphasis he places on certain lyrics (“vegan”), “NOIZE” makes the most of its quirky feature. It has its moments that could be described that way, but there’s more to it than I thought there would ever be to an album by Jaden Smith. Certain tracks didn't deserve to be on the album but however it is a take on Jaden's landing in the rap industry. From the initial raspy instincts of punk-rock splayed out over discordant drums and electric guitar, “ERYS” moves into distorted landscapes where minimal instrumentation lets Jaden mull over lost love and longing. Dramatically delivered in duality once more, Jaden vocalises crisply over the edgy rock-rap backtrack. https://www.nme.com/reviews/jaden-smith-syre-album-review-2162041 Both drawing from and destroying the world of SYRE, the record spins out into being more than just a reversal of album title names. Sonically and lyrically, ERYS marks a slip into the dark, reworking SYRE’s Biblical mythology as the tracks sift through images of death, power, opulence, separation, and rebirth. Of the album release, Jaden says, “CTV3:Cool Tape Vol. A pulsating interlude cleverly incorporates the looped sound of a running hair clipper before the fantastic beat switch smashes in, staggering in with all the assertion and cool of earlier tracks like “Icon” and “Watch Me.”. The Atwood team is made up of individuals from all over the world that are passionate about art and innovation. With the resources Jaden has, anyone could be making this type of music/ even better music. Following the “rebel child” outro, the guitar shines through with drumming that resembles Halsey’s “New Americana.” “K” melts into a woozy ballad with WILLOW coming back from “P,” the “rebel child” refrain from “N” adding yet another layer. A short bop that doesn’t make as much as an impression as it probably should. “Riot” takes a sleeker turn into emphasized punk instrumentation with some excellent drumming, leading into a harsh, grating rendition of the chorus and the following verse. The young polymath’s latest album is mostly a slog, the sound of an artist with a blurry vision and too many resources at his disposal. 2:28 cuts to a quiet, balladic interlude which is where SYRE features, making for a moment that is dreamy and full of wonder. Ushered in by piano chords, WILLOW’s breathy choric vocals chime in with electric guitar and pull dramatic tension into them slowly, letting the layers meld into each other seamlessly. Emphasis both on the electric guitar-infused rock-drumming and the thudding hip-hop beat not only highlights the dual genre-formulation of “Again” but enables a flush switch between the two, which is beautiful. Slurring machine of the background invites us into ERYS’ world beyond PINK, a neat slip into “NOIZE.” Thrumming with action, emulating its very title, “NOIZE” has Jaden bandying with both aggression and ethereality, shuttling between harsh verses and musing refrains. “K” rounds up the parallel preoccupation with colour, with Harry Hudson on the intro. There are some who view it as such, but I disagree. Jaden Smith has really surprised me on the project. Jaden also did not singlehandedly write one song on this album. JADEN SMITH - SYRE (An Album Review by Pitchfork) All of the sophistic ideas, musings, and pretensions that Smith has trafficked in are present, quite loudly, on SYRE. “On My Own” is a standout track, making a solid case for well-executed rap collaborations that tap into the dynamic power/talent of the musicians in question. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for SYRE - Jaden Smith on AllMusic - 2017 - Titled after the rapper's middle name, SYRE finds… 3 features Justin Bieber on “Falling for You” and artist RAURY on “Endless Summer.” Jaden is also releasing his second CTV3 merchandise drop today. Your source for all things Jaden Smith, including new music, album reviews, and news. This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Having credited Fall Out Boy as a major influence in an interview with Rolling Stone, it’s easy to see where “Fire Dept” get its head-banger energy from. Vulnerability is raw in lyrics like and “See my heart when it breaks/tends to always wanna say ‘Baby, I love ya’.” In a fantastically meta moment, ERYS cuts SYRE off with a “Who the fuck turned this shit on-,” bringing Smith’s two personas into brief but direct contact. 3, a 17-track follow-up to 2018's A Sunset Tapes: A Cool Tape Story.The beachy collection of songs is almost a complete 180 from the atmosphere that was presented on his breakout album, SYRE, and displays Jaden in a more bright, luminous position. Atwood is a digital music magazine that seeks out visionary artists and fresh voices with the goal of promoting the arts. Jaden Smith, most well known as son and co-star of actor Will Smith, acclaimed twitter savant and all around prophet of madness has launched his long-anticipated music career with his debut full-length album Syre. After recently releasing his colorful new video, “Cabin Fever,” Jaden Smith exclusively announces his new album, Cool Tapes Volume 3, via Billboard today (Aug. 14). Jaden Christopher Syre Smith is a well-known actor and rapper from Malibu, California, and is the son of celebrities Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. It’s impossible not to nod along. 5:05 witnesses more change, giving way to acoustic strumming that turns “Blackout’s” harsher, punk impulses soft again. Certain tracks Young nineteen-year-old Jaden Smith's new album Syre is an album full of corny lyrics but however heavy and decent production. A striking banger that works solidly in the anarchic world of ERYS. Jaden finally dropped his new album … WILLOW croons and dips over her verse beautifully, alternating between high and low, deep and compact, lending “Summertime in Paris” a multifarious sort of depth. Reflecting the shifting nature of contemporary hip-hop, Amir Obé takes us through... Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ_hQ72M6YY I think Jaden heard Astroworld. Y'know it's a slow album week when somehow Jaden Smith's album is the one getting the most attention. This clarity is displaced as “ERYS’” dreamy, reverb-laden outro takes over in a rush of whispers, with the self-referential lyrics bringing ERYS into dream-pop focus. He won’t have to study much for the role. 3:15 sweeps away the background to mark mood shift, Jaden’s voice clearer now, unhesitant, combining terrifically with the drums. Verses are stripped of interference so only Jaden sings over the thrumming beat that takes us on. Heavy on the mythology with near-ominous callbacks to SYRE and its frameworks, it’s the instrumentation on “N” that keeps the tension taut throughout. ERYS comes through as the “other” side of Jaden Smith, setting itself up against the quieter, more “sensitive” SYRE even as the two intersect, a glimpse of one in the other. He won’t have to study much for the role. Things get worse when he tries to mask his flaws as an MC by overcooking the production. Marking the mellow and tender in ERYS, the eleventh track evokes both the dreaminess of Paris and of being in love. Rocky’s verse dances over a snappy beat and paced-out chord work. Music Videos New Releases Live Reviews Album Reviews Music Premieres Review: Jaden Smith Is The Poster Boy For New-Age Adolescence On ‘CTV2’ November 19, 2014 - 2:47 pm by Iyana Robertson TWITTER Stellar from start to finish, “On My Own” is as compelling as it is creative. We aim to showcase not only incredible creation, but also the stories behind them. Sinking its teeth right into a punk-rock pulse, “Fire Dept” helps Jaden thrive in the novel, inventive landscape of ERYS. The end result would be Jaden Smith and this is definitely not a bad thing. Last spring it was announced that Jaden Smith will play an “alternate reality version” of Kanye West on an upcoming TV series. “i-drip-or-is” kicks off with a lovely quiet xylophone before digging deep into an incredibly smooth beat stretched over a buzzing backtrack. Released on the 5th of July and just barely curbing in the summer, ERYS is Jaden Smith’s much-awaited second studio album. Raucous sounds switch to a pensive, bared down outro and “Fire Dept” revels in its own chaos, vacillating from discordant to contemplative; as much rap as punk. The sincerity is painfully simple, articulated in fuzzy repetition and soft chord work. Jaden brings on characteristically distorted vocals in teasing little pockets. 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I'd say you should check out...PipePanic, Oreox4, _zeltrxn17, or literally anyone else if you're looking for an on-topic ERYS review. The loosest track on the album, “Summertime In Paris,” which features his sister Willow, is also its most successful: a breezy, guitar-driven tune that gets by on simplicity rather than grandiosity. Jaden Smith Really, Really Wants to Change the World A conversation with the rapper, actor, and activist about the color pink, his new album, and Robert Pattinson playing Batman The fragmented, mood-shifting prologue brings Smith’s project full circle, as he raps that “ERYS died last night” before making direct references to SYRE’s (re-)emergence, indicating perhaps that ERYS and SYRE co-exist, in phases, in parts. Full of chaotic beats and cringe-worthy lyrics, the debut studio album from Jaden Smith is a sophistic, paranoid fantasy that mixes new-age thinking with apocalyptic rhetoric. Jaden raps over a pulsating beat and lets the pre-chorus dwell in a distinctive rock moment. 3” which fully embraces the Bubblegum Pop/Dance genre of music. “Fire Dept” is an exciting curveball that might initially have listeners checking to see if it’s still ERYS, if it’s still Jaden Smith. Pulsing with an intoxicating dark energy, “On My Own” layers vocal over heady vocal and lets its instrumentation weave a dangerous, freeing kind of atmosphere. Honestly, I really don't have much to say. This felt so pointless! “Summertime is meant to fall in love / I wrote you a poem for your surprise” is a curiously resonant refrain, echoing a very pure sentiment. ERYS culminates in a sea of sound, as much a question as an answer, the mirroring having stopped, the mystery seemingly over as Jaden finishes: “And the sun sets in the distance / There I’ll be / SYRE / A beautiful confusion.”, . The postings on this site belong to Atwood Magazine's writers alone and do not reflect the views of any third party. Steeped in sacral myth and metaphor, “P” is a musing and ethereal little piece that puts Smith’s sister at the fore. “Again” is an enormously fun track and it’s not simply because SYRE and ERYS feature as “credited” vocals on it. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Jaden, being the son of one of the dopest couple (Will and Jada Smith) in Hollywood – makes his talents overlooked by many. When it is distinguishable, it’s stiff and empty, used to deliver stale references like, “Star Wars with the clique, I’m Han Solo with the rips/Kobe with the pass, had to hit it no assist.” It gets even cheesier on the flimsy trap anthem “Mission,” where he fires off a limp diss at XXL Magazine’s annual “Freshman Class” by rapping, “Man, they look at me and know that I’m the freshest,” a gee-whiz boast that could have been ripped from one of his dad’s albums in the ’80s. Distort, mangle, transform, and more: Trash 2. Not only does it play to the strengths of both its rappers but “On My Own” fits the seductive, skittish energy of ERYS almost perfectly. Police sirens come in with a warble of sound as if snipped right out of a car chase sequence, and “I” makes a solid case for itself, drastically departing from the looping dream of otherworldly “P.” Jaden’s rapping propels the track, as catchy as it is confident. Get it here! Unlike fellow Kanye disciples Tyler, the Creator and Travis Scott, Smith doesn’t practice balance in his curation; he mashes together his favorite artists’ sounds in the hopes of stumbling upon symmetry. Plucking guitar cues “Riot” in and drums crash in full force, adding this track to the punk-experimental undercurrent of ERYS. 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