MUSIC RELEASE

REL MCCOY

Melancholy Flowers

RECORD LABEL:

Illect Recordings

RELEASE DATE:

04-15-2022

UPC:

899090861307

GENRE:

Electronic, Hip Hop

LOCATION:

Canada

DESCRIPTION:

Award-winning Canadian emcee and long-standing Illect Recordings roster artist Rel McCoy—who’s been peppering electronic/lo-fi singles for more than a year—finally fully realizes another facet to his artistry with new LP, Melancholy Flowers. In addition to the standout opening track “Catching Time,” the album is a splendid bouquet of chillhop, beats, and focus-friendly lo-fi instrumentals.

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Rel McCoy is a two-time Independent Music Award winner for best hip hop album
  • Rel has shared the stage with artists like Pharcyde, Slaughter House, Pharoahe Monch, Zion–I, Oddisee, Kev Brown, Jeru the Damaja, Masta Ace, Araab Musik, & Shad
  • In 2015 his full-length album, The 13th Floor was the number one hip hop add for CMJ stations, and stayed at #1 for more than 10 weeks on Canadian Earshot charts in the hip hop category

TRACK LISTING

  1. Catching Time
  2. Call Me Crazy
  3. One Flew Over Paradise
  4. A Distant Memory
  5. Truth Out There
  6. Whatever Floats Your Boat
  7. Because of You
  8. When the Bees Die
  9. There is No Try
  10. The War Down There