“Rapper and vocalist Genesis Owusu has made his sonic signature lurching through disparate genres. From punk-inflected spoken word to sweetly sung falsetto melodies, Prince-esque funk and thumping post-punk guitars, the Ghanaian-born Australian artist trades in an excess of creative energy. Coming to prominence with 2021’s debut Smiling With No Teeth, Owusu channelled the isolation and aggression o”
“Genesis Owusu superbly pushes through adversities with STRUGGLER”
“No longer an underdog, Genesis Owusu is growing into life as a bonafide star. ‘Struggler’, the second album from the Ghanaian-born, Canberra-based musician, is the work of an artist giving power to some of his most radical sonic ideas. Songs don’t often build to a crescendo, they begin there. He indulges in futurist leanings – including a recurring motif of apocalypse and unpredictable chord progr”
“Weirdo hip hop is having a bit of a moment right now. Over the past few years the rap scene appears to have well and truly chucked the rulebook in the bin. We’ve got Lil Yachty making psychedelic albums, JPEGMAFIA corrupting sound collages and Bob Vylan masterfully suffocating grime with straight up hardcore punk. Perhaps more than any of these acts though, the true flag bearer for the (entirely ”
