Music Release

FEATURED 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

FEATURED PLAYLIST