- With two bona-fide hip-hop anthems already under his belt, Bobby Perman has proven himself a worthy contemporary of fellow Glaswegians such as Rustie. "Billboard" and "Rosario" were both larger-than-life bangers. SV8, his third EP, feels a little flat in comparison. Each of its tracks pairs Perman with a producer of a similar caliber, though even with the extra name power the record feels oddly hesitant.
If there's one thing Perman does really well (aside from those fist-pumping choruses), it's drums. His snares and kicks hit with a perfectly weighted midrange boom that feels more like a drummer than a drum machine. That's one of Yung Gud's core skills, too, so of course the drums on "Fire" sound massive, as do the creeping, X-Files-style synths. But the neutered synth guitar and squeaky strings don't hold up their end of the deal. The Lunice team-up, "Casper," is even more barebones, but it has a silky feel that allows it to float freely between harder passages and weightless builds. Inkke rounds off the triptych on "Ice," which is where the pared-down style properly comes to life. The drums stagger and stomp like a drunk trying to do pirouettes, and there's enough breathing room for the whistling synths to make their mark.
Tracklist01. Fire feat. Yung Gud
02. Casper feat. Lunice
03. Ice feat. Inkke