Review: Wormwood-Benders Breakers Leavers Takers

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By Aaron Brown

Wormwood, an experimental MC, out of The Missoula, comes out strong on Benders, Breakers, Leavers, Takers. Taking full advantage of an overly developed vocabulary, Wormwood delivers great bars, witty one liners, and cheeky sarcasm like a classically trained poet. Experimenting with sound, he uses everything from jazz horns to what sounds like a broken stage microphone and other indistinct recording methods to produce a sound entirely his own.

After “Award Ceremoaning,” the opening track, I braced myself for what was to come, feeling the creativity ooze from my headphones. I was excited by the perfectly matched raw, gritty vocals and the dirty, grimy beat and production techniques. Excited by the prospect of experiencing something completely different than I am used to, I began the journey. What I found was an intense listening experience that can only be described as “Wow!”

Throughout the album, there is an excessive…

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