Adam McIlwee's 'Stress' Brings Indie And Rap Together | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Music

Adam McIlwee's 'Stress' Brings Indie And Rap Together

They seamlessly blended the recognizable trap sample with smooth vocals, giving the song an indie feel.

53
Adam McIlwee singing onstage

Adam McIlwee is back at it again with the release of his new song "Stress" featuring Camp Cope's Georgia Maq. After leaving Tigers Jaw in 2013 McIlwee was a co-creator of the rap collective GOTHBOICLIQUE and began working more on his solo project, Wicca Phase Springs Eternal. This is when he began to bend the genres of music to create something unique. In GOTHBOICLIQUE McIlwee was one of the ten rappers involved in making the band's music, that is labeled as "emo rap."

McIlwee has now signed to Run For Cover Records where the Australian indie band Camp Cope is also signed. To celebrate Run For Cover re-releasing his album "Secret Boy" he teamed up with Camp Cope's guitarist/vocalist Georgia Maq for his new song "Stress," which you can listen to here. Now let me tell you, at first I was hesitant to like this song because of the sample beat that runs behind the entire song, but once McIlwee and Maq began singing I was instantly in love. They have managed to seamlessly blend the recognizable trap sample with smooth vocals that give the song an indie feel. The same can be said for McIlwee's other releases in his solo project, which you can listen to here.

By blending these genres together McIlwee and his fellow members of the collective GOTHBOICLIQUE have been deemed as the "future of emo," but even though he was influenced by emo music McIlwee says that he never specifically attempted to create emo music. In fact, he "tried to avoid any trends that take cues from that genre." By leaving Tigers Jaw and becoming a part of the emo-rap community McIlwee is able to do what he believes will benefit music for the future. He is being creative in the ways that he pushes boundaries and morphs genres.

You can pre-order "Secret Boy" here or purchase it on October 19th. You can buy tickets for his tour here.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Entertainment

Disney magic for New Year!

The "Happiest Place on Earth" has a lot of characters with some pretty great advice.

3894
Disney magic kingdom castle on new years
StableDiffusion

Disney movies are well known and very popular in today's world. Although many people appreciate the plot and the storyline, not many people appreciate the wisdom these characters possess. Every Disney movie has unique advice that can be applied to everyday life. Here are 11 Disney quotes to help start your New Year off right:

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

40 Gift Ideas for the Indecisive

It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. But also a time of stressing over the perfect gift.

118368
Christmas gifts around a tree
StableDiffusion

It's officially December. There is less than a month of 2024, and I still feel like yesterday was summer. Now comes the merriest time of the year, the Christmas season.

Everyone has been waiting for this time of year since mid-October (which is way too early, in my opinion) or before. It's a time of love, family, memory-making, and gift-giving. A lot of times when I ask friends and family what they want, I get a lot of "I don't know" or "I don't care."

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

Bucket List To Live In The Now

Find excitement in your life and start exploring wherever you are right here, right now.

602
mu bucket list

I was sitting at my cubicle, now that I am an adult, looking at the rain pouring down on the windowsill, bumming on life, wishing for the rain to just stop for a full day.

There are moments where we count down the hours until work is over and how many more days till the weekend, and this many weeks until something exciting. Or something like that? Well, I was bumming because my next day off from work is not until Memorial Day weekend, which is not until the end of May. And since this is my first year out of college being a “real person,” I am totally missing the winter, spring and summer breaks. I am sure all of us have felt this way even if just for a hot minute…

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

11 Ways To Survive Finals As Told By Leslie Knope

Because you know you're going to be stressed out, and Leslie knows exactly how to survive.

438
Everything hurts and I'm dying

So finals are on their way. That's right everybody, finals are about to start.

But hey, don't panic. Start getting your affairs in order and prepare for a week of hell. Here's a few things Leslie Knope wants you to do to make your finals week just a little bit less stressful:

Keep Reading...Show less
Kent State University
Great Value Colleges

If you go to or went to Kent State, then more than likely you have done or will do some of these things.

1. You’ve slipped and fallen on the ice at least once.

The winters at Kent are brutal, and while the heated sidewalks and some great snow boots are always a help, there’s no chance you won’t bust it on the ice at least once in your four plus years at school.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments