The Internet's drummer steps out from behind the kit for a solo debut, dropping the same day as two of his former bandmates' own records — and the pedigree is doing real work here. The songs themselves are pleasant, laid-back, unresolved in a way that's more shy than intentional. The attention is riding the name on the credits more than the record standing alone.
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BENCHMARK IN THE 50 · Jiah — an insider's insider release, gatekept by proximity before it's gatekept by the work.