By Jacob Ezra
Imani Nichele has caught our attention for her fresh 3-song offering, BLEAT. 22 year-old Chicago-based poet, rapper, singer/ songwriter and DJ Nichele was originally born in Detroit, and her work has diverse influences on spectrums between underground hip-hop, alternative, folk and more. Her latest release, BLEAT, is an engaging drop that blends laid-back, lush sounds with focused, potent flows. The immersive, grooving warmth of the title track opener- laced with character-rich vocals from Nichele atop watery, swelling keys- introduces the rich, relaxed sound of BLEAT. The coziness is taken to another level with the ethereal “sweatergawd.”, which contains powerful, spiritual undertones- capped off by Nichele’s intricate lyricism. Closer “PETA.” is a hazy, psychedelic cut with colorful tones that bring out a strong vocal performance from Nichele, who effortlessly and cleanly handles the instrumentation with dextrous flows and imagery-laden lyricism. Give Nichele’s latest offering, the versatile, impressive BLEAT, a listen below.
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