{"id":42683,"date":"2025-05-22T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42683"},"modified":"2025-05-21T19:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:24:06","slug":"revival-season-drop-slick-rick-announce-formless-mixtape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42683","title":{"rendered":"Revival Season drop \u2018Slick Rick\u2019 + announce\u00a0\u2018Formless\u2019\u00a0mixtape"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019ve been fiending for something fresh and fearless, Revival Season is back to scratch that sonic itch. The duo\u2014producer Jonah Swilley (yeah, the guy from Mattiel and Night Beats) and rapper Brandon \u2018Bez\u2019 Evans\u2014just dropped a slinky new single\u00a0<em>Slick Rick<\/em>\u00a0with an eye-popping video by Andrew Knives. And here&#8217;s the kicker: their new mixtape\u00a0\u2018Formless\u2019\u00a0lands this Friday, May 23 via Heavenly Recordings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Slick Rick<\/em> glides in like it owns the room. Swilley\u2019s bassline slithers under Bez\u2019s smooth yet sly verses, all confidence and cool\u2014think post-last-call pep talk meets a hat-tip to one of hip-hop\u2019s true legends. It&#8217;s an homage, but it hits with a swagger that\u2019s entirely their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c\u2018<em>Slick Rick\u2019 came together fluidly,<\/em>\u201d they shared. \u201c<em>A quick trip into the studio and we came out with this homage to a pillar in rap storytelling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch the video now\u2014trust us, it\u2019s a ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S2FSFSeui64?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>And just like that, Revival Season are back in the groove. If <a href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/revival-season-returns-with-83-formless-mixtape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Revival Season returns with \u20188\u20193\u2019+ \u2018Formless\u2019 mixtape\">8\u20193<\/a> got your attention, <em>Formless<\/em>&nbsp;is about to hold it hostage. Clocking in at five tracks, the mixtape dives deep into busted-up garage rock, warped drum breaks, and gnarly funk. Revival Season don\u2019t play by the rules\u2014hell, they\u2019re not even on the same field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Need some credentials? Their album&nbsp;\u2018Golden Age Of Self Snitching\u2019 was hyped as \u201cremarkably accessible\u201d and \u201clike almost nothing else from 2024\u201d by&nbsp;<em>Consequence<\/em>&nbsp;(who put it at #9 on their Best Rap Albums of the year list). Tracks like <em>Barry White<\/em> even made their way into the 200 Best Songs of the Year. Not bad for a group that\u2019s only been on the scene since 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ve also dropped some weighty standalone tracks, including the politically-charged <em>White House Black<\/em> and the wildly vibey <em>Dim Sum<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Call it what you want\u2014G-funk reimagined for Georgia, or just straight-up raw energy\u2014Revival Season bring grit and groove in equal measure. Bez and Swilley are a duo with serious chemistry: glitchy, grimy beats and laser-sharp verses built for speakers and subwoofers alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch them live at&nbsp;<strong>Pickathon in Oregon, July 31 \u2013 Aug 3<\/strong>, with more U.S. dates coming soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?resize=1000%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Formless cover artwork \" class=\"wp-image-42687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4315.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Formless \u2013 Tracklist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>8\u20193<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Slick Rick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doobie Ashes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pissy Twin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full Frontal<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Revival Season is moving loud, fast, and full of flavour. If you&#8217;re not already following them, now\u2019s the time:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/revivalseason\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/revivalseason.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>If you\u2019ve been fiending for something fresh and fearless, Revival Season is back to scratch that sonic itch. 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