Confessional Poetry, by Aela Hopeful Monster

Confessional Poetry

by Aela Hopeful Monster

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1.	Fae 00:35	buy track
2.	Black 02:04	buy track
3.	Sylvia 03:15	buy track
4.	God Flow ft. Planet Asia 02:47	buy track
5.	Sensuous 03:44	buy track
6.	Shoot At The Queen 02:58	buy track
7.	Lady Lazarus 03:59	buy track
8.	Osiris 03:07	buy track
9.	But A Dream 00:22	buy track
10.	Autumn Leaves 02:49	buy track

about

Confessional Poetry is a venture into the art of storytelling through hip hop, fairytale, and poetry. It is a reflection on how hip hop and folklore can be used to weave together autobiographical truths with narrative fiction, allowing one an escape to find beauty, understand oneself, and have respite from the colder moments in life.

Inspired by the life and art of Sylvia Plath and Frida Kahlo, and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Confessional Poetry is an autobiographical work of fantastical impressionism. Sonically, Digable Planets meets Björk and Portishead; while lyrically, it is a handshake among Loretta Lynn, Nina Simone, Redman, and MF DOOM, advocating for women’s voices with a bit of funk and the grime of underground hip hop.

credits

released October 24, 2018

1. Fae
2. Black (produced by Kay Litty)
3. Sylvia (produced by Nicholas Craven)
4. God Flow ft. Planet Asia (produced by Nicholas Craven)
5. Sensuous (produced by Sultan Mir)
6. Shoot At The Queen (produced by BLEV)
7. Lady Lazarus (produced by Xception)
8. Osiris (produced by Sultan Mir)
9. But A Dream
10. Autumn Leaves (produced by Nicholas Craven)

Mixed & Mastered by Clicquot Geno
Visuals: Jeune Frere
Label: Aela Hopeful Monster

Other Credits: In the intro of Lady Lazarus, Sylvia Plath reads from Lady Lazarus. But A Dream is an adaptation of the closing monologue from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.