Angel Haze first made a name for herself the old-fashioned way that rappers are supposed to: By spitting dense, tough-as-nails bars that were the work of an inarguably great technician. Yet by establishing herself as such as a skilled rapper, Angel Haze might have run the risk of falling in with her tongue-twisting peers, the kinds of artists so concerned with proving their lyrical bona fides that they forget what the point of those lyrics are in the first place. We didn't have to worry. Angel Haze has always been an artist making music with an emotional core first and rapping for the sake of rapping second. Her music has a heart.
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And so on "Moonrise Kingdom," the new single from her upcoming album Back to the Woods, Angel Haze heads into full Florence + Machine bombastic pop territory detailing the story of a doomed, fantastical love in a "moonrise kingdom only made for two." "You know I'm breaking again / you know I'm caving again," she sings. It's deep and affecting, and there's not a rap bar in sight. Angel Haze has got this pop thing on lock.
Back to the Woods is out September 14. Check out the album art and tracklist below, along with "Moonrise Kingdom." And if you live in New York, make sure to come out to her album release party, presented by Noisey, at Baby's All Right on September 14. It will be every bit as awesome as you imagine.
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