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Ezro 'Ghost In The Blue' LP (Trapdoor)
A name to keep your eye and ears on this year, Ezro is a beatmaker and superb young MC from rising Lewisham collective Vision Crew, who first made his name after producing ‘Spirit Bomb’ for AJ Tracey in 2015. It might seem a bit soon to drop a debut album, but such is the wealth of material at his disposal, ‘Ghost In The Blue’ feels like a very natural and deserved step. A fine storyteller (as evidenced by gritty, lived-in tracks such as ‘In The Manor’, in which he discusses life on the block), he excels across 13 tracks of self-produced material – a rarity in a scene in which artists often fall into either/or categories. Novelist also makes an appearance on the ballsy ‘Do Not Trouble Me’, a seal of approval if ever Ezro needed one, while on rap joints such as the grizzly ‘My Own’, he proves he can match his flow to a variety of beats, tempos and styles. Our tip is the HD melodies and experimental beats of ‘These Days’, but the whole record is a huge statement.
8/10
