After a long wait and some release setbacks, rising artist ImYoung has finally released his debut album Forever Young. Based out of London but originally from Bergen, Norway I first caught up with him last year on the debut release of his newest single “Tryna Figure Out”. A catchy song that immediately caught my attention when he first submitted it, led me down a rabbit hole which then led me to discover more of his music. What really caught my attention with him is his social media presence as well as the quality of his work. While the rest of the world was locked down in 2020 in fear of COVID, the Bergen based artist spent most of his 2020 locked into his career.
Using the quarantine and the slower pace of the world, he went on an impressive run that spanned the entirety of 2020. Releasing 6 singles and an EP titled Andromeda while growing his social media presence, it's clear that he is a star in the making. But how does his album add value to his overall discography and the direction of his career? One of main things I really like about ImYoung is his presence, you can tell when he walks into a room he immediately grabs the attention and it's all eyes on him. The same can be said about his music. In my opinion his best work is his debut project Andromeda. Limited to only four tracks, you can tell that this project was meticulously put together from the beat selection, to the lyrics as well as the guest feature. With Andromeda ImYoung set a pretty high bar for himself already so I was pretty excited to hear what his new project would sound like.
Leading up to the project with the release of three singles spanning 2020 into 2021, I kind of had an idea of what to expect in the project going into it. Opening up on a solid note with the first track intro I was immediately blown away by the beat as well as the mixing and mastering of the project. This trend of high quality work continues throughout the project and he shines through on standout songs like “Paris” with Ermina Ibishi,”By My Lonely”, and “Elevate” with KDVSGOLIATH.
These songs in my opinion are when he is at his best and all in all the project is well put together. It is an amazing body of work but my only gripe with it is it lacks variety. I’m not saying this to bash the project in any way because I actually like it, and I think he really put his heart and soul into it. You can tell he spent a long time putting it together and this project is a showcase of his work ethic. But within the project and overall sound I wish there was more diversity in the beats, and the lyrics.
Overall I give the project an 8/10; In my opinion his debut project Andromeda remains his best body of work but Forever Young is a close second. ImYoung is an extremely talented underground artist. No matter what setbacks occur within the album, he will always make up for it. I believe that ImYoung will strive to be the best artist that he can be, and will outwork and develop himself to get to the top of the industry.
Big shout out to ImYoung for always supporting us if you want to stay up to date wit him and his music you can follow him on Instagram and Twitter and be sure to stream his newest his new project Forever Young available on Spotify.
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