All hail the Cult Classic Record kings for Landon Wordswell is back. After having a rough 2012, Wordswell took a pen to paper and crafted the personal, scripted lines you hear on The Mourning After Pill. Featuring the trip-hop production from the likes of Thomas Prime, as well as Kondor and others, the epic and dramatic feel of the album accurately portrays the emotions expressed through the words of Landon Wordswell and allows for a vivid description to be envisioned by any and all who hear.
Above all, Landon Wordswell doesn’t just rap, and the beats aren’t just good, there’s a certain quality to The Mourning After Pill that gives it the ultimate listenability that is, ultimately, satisfyingly entertaining to say the least. Not to say we are entertained by Wordswell’s pain and suffering, but upon the platter in which he delivers his distress is compelling and enchanting to say the least.
The catchiness of many a song on this album is astounding for such a project filled with profound topics such as broken relationships and depression. “Dinner In Paris (feat. DJ Prizewell)” is a cut-heavy introduction to the world of Landon Wordswell that relies on a soulful vocal loop to provide the resonant melody that serves as the bedrock for this hard-hitting track. “Forget About Everything” is the lead single and rightly so; the Thomas Prime-produced track is a song anybody can relate to and Wordswell paints his words beautifully as Prime’s ingenious instrumental style creates a solemn soundscape to drape in the background. “Clip Those Wings (feat. Lamb)” is another Thomas Prime masterpiece production that Wordswell utilizes to the fullest to expose his barren self and be open as he express his frustration and sorrow. Incredibly angelic vocals provide the hook that hits you right in the heart right before Landon Wordswell shreds his verse to pieces through a variety of tear-jerking bars, prodigious rhyme patterns and tongue-twisting multis.
It’s easy to count on my two hands how many albums I know that inject so much heartfelt emotion into their albums as much as Landon Wordswell did on The Mourning After Pill. Personally, the Thomas Prime-produced tracks were my favorites as I feel the two CCR colleagues have an unprecedented chemistry that Wordswell does not have with the other producers as much that are on this album. Nonetheless, the production that is featured besides that of Thomas Primes’ is most excellent and deserving of praise.
For anyone that has had a rough past – a rough day, a rough week, hell a rough year – for anyone who has common problems such as the loss of a loved one, a troubled relationship or any other issue, you can find hope and peace of mind knowing you are not alone by listening to Landon Wordswell’s astounding new project, The Mourning After Pill. You may go from happy to sad listening to this album, but it is worth it because the music that Landon Wordswell makes with the help of the producers on this album all captivate your mind, heart and soul with their meaningful lyrics, brutal honesty and intensely gorgeous sound. It is hard to find albums such as The Mourning After Pill nowadays that put so much emphasis on reality and personal integrity, so much that you can honestly say you feel for this man whether you know him personally or not. And that, my friends is real music – music that makes you feel.
9.5/10
