Wow, why only 1 other comment. Love the album, made my day :)

Having been a fan of Mac for several years now, I've heard his music change and develop over time and it seems to me that he just gets better with everything he writes. This mixtape is no exception, so much so that it's debatable whether it even deserves the title of 'mixtape' - this record has so much soul and thought put into it, and is so well polished that it feels like a full-blown album. The beats, largely produced by well-known rap producer Seven but also coming from many other sources and one by Mac himself on 'I'm Odd' are smooth, interesting to listen to and fit perfectly with the lyrical content, and as I feel I'm being a bit overly formal here I have to take a moment to mention that Mac Lethal is in my opinion one of the greatest lyricists alive. As he says in his personal synopsis and explanation of the record, an extract of which is below, this is 'an examination on the self-entitlement we feel while bathing in our own excess and drama'. This is real music by a real person about real life, and it all comes straight from the heart to reach the ears of real people and help them remember that - in short - life ain't always as bad as it seems.

'I guess this mixtape was an exercise in keeping myself sane during the dark, bitterly cold Kansas City winter months. Mostly chronicling and processing an extremely serious, devastating breakup, the overall feeling of sadness about loss and aging, the constant struggle we all face with vices and exogenous substances, and accepting emotional, mental and physical damage (whether self-inflicted, or done by someone else.)'

Highlights for me include 'Raise The Dead' and 'Something I Can Heart' but in truth every song here is brilliant.