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Bad Actress

by deM atlaS

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Early Train 04:12
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Gratitude 04:37
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Pneumonia 04:01
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Music Man 04:19
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Ronnie 04:52
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Let Down 04:35
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Burn Out 04:08
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Runnin' Back 03:36
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Can It Fall 03:43
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Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you Giving it all to you Lord Said I'm giving it all to you Yea I fell in love by the sycamore tree Pain hit me so hard that I fell on my knees I feel death all around me And when I fall I ain't got nobody to catch me I fell asleep at the wheel End it all you won't see me in the morning Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you I take the good with the bad and the ugly And they say, misery loves company Had to figure out how to heal my wounds Had to figure out how to live in truth I'm falling down when I get so weak I can feel all the shame and anxiety All the pressure and the blame Laying at my feet And nobody was around to see about me Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you Hey and it only depends It only depends On you On you, on you When I see the day is coming I'll be home again You always came and found me When I couldn't see I feel the day is coming I'll be home again You always were around me Blind, but now I see

about

Growing up in a dysfunctional home in Minneapolis, there were two things Joshua Turner turned to for comfort when his parents fought: the records he’d listen to on a loop to drown out their conflict and the atlas he’d pore over to pretend he was anywhere else. Turner’s all grown up now, but his sources of childhood refuge continue to play an integral role in his life. In his spare time he draws maps for fun, and, under the name deM atlaS, he’s composing his emotionally complex hip-hop records aimed at listeners who are in need of some sonic solace of their own.
His new album, Bad Actress, represents the culmination of a twisting creative path that Turner’s patiently been following since his teens. He was a poet, a painter, and the frontman for a rock band before he found his space in Minneapolis’s prolific rap scene. The title, Bad Actress, comes from Turner’s inability to hide his true feelings, and he’s packed the album with unguarded emotions centered around a lifetime of unhealthy relationships, struggles with mental illness, and an indomitable drive to overcome them. Musically, the album draws from every stage of Turner’s young career, from the high school rock singer to the scruffy DIY-er who self-recorded his Charle Brwn EP while figuring out the basics of Garageband, to the confident and versatile vocalist he is today, equally at home crooning and screaming as he is rapping over beats by heavy hitters like Ant and MF DOOM.
From the grime-caked beats to the confessional lyrics to the supercharged guitars laced throughout, Bad Actress is deeply rooted in Minneapolis’ singular hip-hop scene, where boom-bap never went out of style and raw honesty still beats flashy materialism. Turner’s soulful singing voice, and his ability to navigate from the acidic Sly Stone funk of “Gratitude” to the acoustic balladry of “Music Man” to the purple-tinged minimalist gospel of “Runnin Back” make it clear that he’s one of the young talents who’s going to author the next chapter in the city’s storied musical history. After all, an atlas isn’t only a collection of maps, but a man who’s strong enough to carry the weight of the whole world on his shoulders.

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released October 19, 2018

Written and performed by deM atlaS
Produced by Ant
Additional instrumentation by G Koop

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