“Big Bad World” finds Ajebutter22 in a mode that feels both cautious and curious at the same time. It is the kind of record that acknowledges how unpredictable life can get without losing its sense of wonder about what lies ahead.
There is a maturity to the way he approaches this one. The writing does not try to have all the answers, and that honesty is what gives “Big Bad World” its weight. He is not pretending the world is easy. He is just moving through it anyway.
For a record with such a loaded title, it carries itself lightly. That contrast between the heaviness of the subject and the smoothness of the delivery is exactly what makes it the kind of song you come back to without needing a reason.
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