Today Is the day Skepta fans have been waiting 3 years for… and it’s really dragged. ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’ is finally here. Skepta doesn’t do as many features as a lot of artists, so a 13 track album is exactly what we all needed. With only one truly familiar name, ‘Pure Water’, this album upon first listen is truly a dive into the unknown.
The recent single ‘Greaze Mode’ already has what is arguably one of the best Skepta music videos to date & certainly stands out as a lead song. The first track on the album, ‘Bullet from a Gun’ feels like the perfect development to the Skepta sound we heard on Konnichiwa, it’s brilliant. Another stand out track was ‘Love Me Not’ which features Cheb Rabi & B Live. The track sounds like Skepta dating back in 2009 on songs like ‘Oh My Gosh,’ if it was 10 years more modern.
After a full first run of this album, it didn’t feel like it had as many ‘wow’ moment as Konnichiwa. However, Skepta fans, let this album sit with you. After listening back to back a few times through, there’s something for everyone in this album. Every single song grows on you in its own way and it all starts to make sense. In an interview with DJ Target at the beginning of the month, Skepta said when he’s dropped albums in the past it’s been to ‘re-shape’ the scene as it had commercialised, which he believes is happening again. He also notes that no two tracks on the album sound the same, which is for a reason, and to bring fresh sounds to the game. This album is truly what Skepta is about; showing how it’s done.
