Tidal Graves — Snapshot of Evolution
If an album is a snapshot of an artists’ life at that time, then I would deem Khary to be talented, but somewhat unsure of himself and his strengths. Which for an artist at 25 is nothing shocking. I say this to level set where I’m coming from in this review of Khary’s latest output, “Tidal Graves”.
I recently had the pleasure of hearing “Tidal Graves” at a listening party down in Chinatown, with big speakers, great vibes and more than a few drinks. Khary was making the rounds before the event began in earnest, shaking hands and thanking people for their support. What I heard was good, with certain tracks being very good and other tracks being permanent works in progress.

Beginning with the title track, you’re hit with a steady rhythmic beat with pieces fitting neatly together and the beat dropping at a different place than you expect. The album builds with ‘Stronger’, the first song made for the album with a soft melodic lead in and a punch of drums reminiscent of a high school marching band. The next track of note is ‘Fujiko’ which recently hit the airwaves on Beats1 and serves up a crisp lyrical structure with a beat that drops right in that musical G spot. The last gem to spotlight on the album is ‘Desperado.’ Quite possibly the cleanest lyrical delivery on the whole joint it has an almost “Thank Me Later” feel.
On the whole, “Tidal Graves” is a strong, imperfect body of work highlighting the genius of collaboration between Khary and Lege Kale. Don’t sleep on it.
