Rating: 4 stars
On his sophomore effort Thru, Thavius Beck doesn’t just succeed in achieving true innovation – the producer’s quick, dizzying synths get your head spinning more quickly than ten rounds of Cuervo. Thru is essentially what a Linkin Park album tries to be, without the annoying pop influences that hinder its sound. The album is packed with raw, industrial-style beats with a dark hip-hop flavor that caters to fans of rap, rock and electronic music alike. The instrumentals, whether rap-centric (“Sonic Sound”) or ambient-esque (“Perpetual Pursuit”) are all tasteful to a degree where the entire album remains consistent without any of the tracks sounding quite the same.
Songstress Mia Doi Todd is brilliantly sampled on the dark and depressing “Down,” while former touring partner Saul Williams puts in his two cents on the aggressive “Lyrical Gunplay.”
Clocking in at a short 46 minutes, listeners go “Thru” Beck’s new album relatively quickly – but this sophomore set will leave fans eagerly awaiting for this up-and-comer’s third album.
– jordan davidoff
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