LA-based Party Favor has been a favourite on our site since its inception. His growth and evolution over the past 5 years has been incredible. He’s gone from a promising SoundCloud artist to a festival killing DJ and one of the hottest producers in the game. Putting this on full display comes his debut album Layers. The 11 track effort showcases the different facets of his sound, moving between hard-hitting bangers, rap heaters, and more emotional vibes.
Party Favor is most well-known for his knack at crafting bangers and that talent is highlighted across his debut. While the opening track ‘Holdin On’ starts out cinematic and emotional, it apexes into a heavy bass crescendo. That same energy is carried forth into his graves collab ‘Reach Me,’ but taken up a few notches. Collabs are consistent throughout with two of the most impressive being ‘Work It Out,’ with GTA and ‘RBRBRB’ with Hex Cougar. The former pretty much defines what it means to be a banger with each drop somehow getting progressively harder and more brain-blowing. Party Favor’s work with Hex Cougar is the most inventive and powerful track on the collection. The smooth and enticing melody sets a tone that’s blown apart when the drop hits, kicking listeners into a new sonic dimension. Oh and second drop is even wilder. All that said, the most surprisingly enjoyable collaborative effort on the project is ‘Wasabi’ with Salvatore Ganacci. The groovy and hypnotic melody is sure to take over the summer and have you moving like Salvatore at Tomorrowland.
Aside from the classic Party Favor heaters, Layers sees him delving deeper into the rap world than ever before. Standouts include the Juicy J and A$AP Ferg assisted ‘Wait A Minute’ and ‘Back’ with OG Maco and Project Pat. ‘Wait A Minute’ is primed to take over clubs and festivals alike with Juicy J laying down a simple but catchy hook and Ferg scorching the verses. If you’re looking to take a trip to the strip club ‘Back’ has you covered. You can pretty much hear booties clapping on the track. ‘Dreams’ and ‘Wave’ also lean into the rap direction but don’t pack the same punch as the aforementioned two.
Demonstrating a more vulnerable and emotive sound is ‘Be OK’ a pop-leaning future bass track that’s sure to burn up the Spotify charts. The project is capped off with ‘All Of It,’ a drawn out, dreamy conclusion that feels San Holo-esq. Layers is strong body of work with a range of sounds that’s sure to have at least a few tracks to please any type of electronic music fan. Stream it below.
