Hudson Mohawke seemed like an avatar of himself in his Yeezy crossover years, culminating in the creative dead end that was TNGHT. So it’s hardly surprising with »Cry Sugar« that he only manages to come close to his exuberantly creative Sturm and Drang days of almost fifteen years ago following an extended hiatus. »Cry Sugar« is a remarkable album above all because Hud Mo Pop raps 2022 and yet draws different conclusions from it than, for example, the PC Music camp, which is comparable in terms of sound palette. Saccharine it is, overwrought, garish, as if a grumpy cynic had realised the potential of TikTok pop, albeit once dragged through the warp smart-ass filter.
Hudson Mohawke – Cry Sugar
