LV & Josh Idehen – Islands

In muddy hi-def, LVbeef up debut Routes with a grass roots handle on tightly knitted futurism. Gritty gold is forged from cast-iron techniques and improvised mergers, entertaining brain cells and hip bones with doughty garage and dubstep, and dripdowns of broken beat and astral soul.

Shake is chipper and hyped up while and Double Decker Back Seat is sneeringly heavyweight two songs that determine the albums profile as a minefield not without its bubbles. The trios ascent runs in tandem with the progression of (Benin City vocalist) Josh Idehensmic persona, posing as grime bovver boy on the eskiish Imminent, via the best of Roots Manuva, Dubbledge and The Spaceape.

An awesomely designed underground rising.

9/10

Words: Matt Oliver

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