Lancey Foux: Life in hell





Coming a long way from his debut EP “Pink”, Lancey reintroduces us to his fantastical presence. Bringing us further into his psychedelic planet and simultaneously allows us to further experience his otherworldly sound. ‘Life in hell’ is a strongly grounded album that really shows us where Lancey is at sonically and the production throughout takes us into new realms of Lancey Foux as he continues to build on his curated universe that has been consistently landscaped throughout all his works. Lancey provides us with more insight into his unique perspectives within, further embodying his arrogant persona which really allows us to understand his self confidence. Lancey has never been shy when talking about his self confidence, since ‘First Degree’, Lancey has let everyone know that he's not someone to be forgotten, a real soldier that will always fight for himself and his art. 

Starting with the opener ‘Spirit of X2C’ as the first song on the album is a great way to initiate the journey ‘Life in hell’ takes us along. ‘Spirit of X2C’ serenades us and thematically introduces a new side of Lancey as you can already tell he's in a new era, not only is he in love with someone, but also with the world. A reflection of his inner world is seen within this song as he allows us into his fantasies, love is making him more vulnerable. It’s nice to hear.

This album stands out proudly as every song completely opposes one another which truly shows Lanceys artistic ability, never allowing us to get comfortable. Lancey continues to switch up genres effortlessly, creating his own path to walk down. From ‘Luvs killing me slowly’ to ‘Pendulum’ Lancey demonstrates his extensive talent, someone who really studies and works on his sound continuously. Flowing from genre- genre Lancey also allows us to hear a hip hop inspired sound with ‘High Grade’ a flawlessly produced track by infamous producer Kaytranada. With a generous amount of songs it's always probable that the album might have a few songs that fall flat, yet ‘Life in Hell’ proves to be consistent and ends as strongly as it starts. ‘Pendulum’ samples Seals ‘Kiss from a rose’ and manages to pull it off which is quite intriguing when first hearing about it but this just adds to its allure. It's actually one of the slower paced songs balancing out the pacing of the album, guiding us through the song with the beautiful melody ‘Pendulum’ actually makes you feel as if you're being swayed side to side , embodying that of a pendulum. 


Receiving a lot of attention from social media the single ‘Lancey or Lancey’ also comes with a previous sound that's familiar to a lot of Lancey fans.This song carries the aesthetic of ‘First Degree’ yet somehow manages to add more nuance to Lanceys confidence. Again Lancey proves how formidable he is as an artist whilst managing to allude to his old sounds.


Ending with ‘wake up/ i’m alive’ this song takes us back into his mystical vortex, doing what he did with the opener, Lancey nurtures us back to reality melodically with his final song. Life in hell is a rollercoaster of sounds and truly shows Lanceys musical growth.Continuing to keep us on our toes, Lancey is an artist that truly entertains. Lancey Foux is an artist to watch, growing rapidly and taking us on the ride.


‘Life in hell’ is a paradox which I think perfectly encapsulates what Lancey portrays as an artist; order within chaos, creation within destruction. 


-Fatima :)



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