Whales Showcases Dualing Creative Loyalties in Sophomore Album, "Two Worlds Apart"

Whales has unleashed a riptide of sounds on his sophomore album, Two Worlds Apart.

Just just like the unpredictability of a sudden present, the duality of Whales’ two inventive hemispheres is on full show in his newest providing. On the brand new 17-track album, the Israeli producer more and more retains listeners on their toes.

The push and pull of Whales’ melodic and bass-oriented leanings goes again to a rebrand he initiated roughly a yr in the past, whereby he launched “Aqua” and “Soul,” characters representing two dueling inventive instincts. However, the depth of Two Worlds Apart goes nicely past these binary tones.

Opening with the headbanger’s delight “One More Time” earlier than transitioning into “Don’t Want You To Go” and “Right On Time,” Whales hits a trifecta of genres in dubstep, drum & bass and electro proper off the bat. The roulette would not cease there both, with Whales occurring to flex his songwriting sensibilities later in the album. Two such highlights embody the melancholic “Beyond” (with Fytch) and the midtempo-influenced “Swipe My Heart” alongside Lusil.

Two Worlds Apart represents an acceptable capstone mission to the soul-searching journey Whales has undergone during the last yr, and with a brand new fall tour in the works, it marks the perfect time for listeners to both develop into acquainted or re-introduced to the multi-genre producer’s work. Take a hear under.