Pioneer Of A New Sound: Post Malone’s Stoney

On December 09, 2016 Post Malone released his debut album entitled Stoney. It comes after the rapper, who hails from Texas, received a lot of attention over the past year for his song “White Iverson”. He dropped his first mixtape this past May (August 26th) and his new album is a better version of that and promises to open him up to a larger demographic with songs like “Déjà vu” that feature Justin Bieber, which means if there was a white girl who didn’t know who Post Malone was before, the odds of finding one now are quickly dwindling.

After first hearing Post Malone’s single “White Iverson” this past summer I thought two things, this is catchy and there’s no way this guy can put together a project that would have true appeal. Well 1 out of two ain’t bad. Stoney, it turns out, is an album that is on the brink of creating its own sound. In almost the same way Chance the Rapper is praised and credited with having a revolutionary voice, Post Malone opens the door for a new group of artists who are less than conventional to say the least.

Singles like “Patient” and “Too Young” keep with the same straight forward rhythmic sound that we experienced in “White Iverson”. The project has hidden gems such as “Fall Apart” which display a very serious side of him. Some cannot pull off this sort of emotion without sounding overly sad or fake; he made it without doing either. It’s a beautiful song that has snuck itself into my daily playlist.

Obviously, artists are supposed to grow amd Post Malone will undoubtedly do so, but for his debut album it is a very well put together project. If the purpose of Stoney was to exhibit his skills as a songwriter and singer, then the mission was accomplished. If there was one thing I would say that I did not like was the first track; it does not keep with the sound of the rest of the album. You could leave that off and still have a good experience.

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