In his new single "Lonely In California," Mizxy Slime delivers a masterclass in bittersweet openness, all without losing an ounce of the sound that made everyone feel like a superstar from Philly. It's the album you play to let your feelings wash over you as your head nods along to its slick, genre-blurring groove. A postcard from the West Coast, soaked in feeling but stamped with a streetwise strut.
Influenced by Alternative/Indie R&B and laced with Pop Rap, the track offers a beautifully crafted combination of melodious elements and message-driven songwriting. Mizxy's voice floats over a glistening instrumental, wistful but full of purpose. You sense the loneliness in his voice, but you also feel the hunger. This is a multilayered retrospective from an artist who has plainly lived, lost and learned.
Hailing from the City of Brotherly Love, Mizxy Slime is musical royalty. His father has ties to Kurupt, a.k.a. Young Gotti's old label, the venerable Death Row Records, and he was reared in a studio booth thanks to his mother, a background singer for Boyz II Men. Mizxy is taking his talent and blurring the lines between East Coast lyricism and West Coast atmosphere. On "Lonely in California," Mizxy leans into both his crooner and MC sides. The bars are raw and unfiltered, and his melodic delivery invites you into a more intimate headspace. His cadence is clean enough to sing along with but raw sufficient that it feels like there's some heft to the words.
There's a sadness that can only be felt by trying to chase dreams under palm trees, and Mizxy perfectly captures it. The song feels cinematic, a closing scene of a film where the protagonist drives away alone, never quite sure where he's going, but certain it'll be too little if he goes back. "Lonely In California" proves Mizxy Slime is not just a face of Philadelphia's next wave. He's also surfing on his own. If this track is anything by which to go off, brace the industry. He's not only telling his story. He's spinning his anguish into verse and his vision into fate.
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