Sonder Son
Sonder Son Album ∙ R&B/Soul ∙ 2017 Brent Faiyaz Toward the end of the 2010s, Brent Faiyaz emerged as R&B's new face of dazed cool. Merging a feathery falsetto with stylishly ambient soundscapes and themes of fractured love, he announced his arrival with Into , an EP he dropped as part of the trio Sonder . Riding the momentum of a memorable hook on GoldLink 's " Crew ," he secured his position with Sonder Son , a debut album coated in sullen croons, introspection, and brooding atmosphere. Released amid his rise to stardom, the project dives into the world of an everyman dreamer—a haze of impressionistic memories, big ambitions, and vignettes of life-changing transition. Easing into lithe Spanish-guitar strings of " First World Problemz / Nobody Carez ," Faiyaz discovers tranquility in aspirations and temporary poverty. The details are as symbolic as they are Earthly, rendering a portrait of the quiet appreciation you can find in washing your clothes...
