CASISDEAD / FAMOUS LAST WORDS – 2XCLEAR VINYL

The long-awaited debut album from CASisDEAD via XL Recordings, Famous Last Words, is a fully realized expansion of the dystopian futurism that has captivated audiences since CAS first announced himself in 2013.

Over the past decade, hes dipped in and out of the shadows, blessing fans with cult hits while maintaining his anonymity and shunning media attention; a rejection of the spotlight thats helped to create folklore around a rapper whos widely regarded as one of the UKs most inventive lyricists.

Famous Last Words is as much a sci-fi film as it is a rap record, a labyrinth of vice, crime, and faded glamour. The listener steps through a portal into a realm narrated by CASisDEAD, whose command of storytelling drops you right into the underground of a city where he is the main character in a shady network of gangsters, girls, and drug deals.

However, Famous Last Words isnt a story of bravado or posturing; much of the album deals in themes of loss, regret, and paranoia, a persona constantly self-reflecting amongst the madness that surrounds him.

The album features a carefully curated roll call of collaborators including Pet Shop Boys Neil Tennant, Desire, and Connie Constance. The vocalists are immersed in CASisDEADs hallmark 80s-inspired synthpop soundscapes, aided and abetted by a production cast that includes Stranger Things composer Kyle Dixon and Italians Do It Better label founder Johnny Jewel.