The Sword & the Soaring

by Navy Blue

The Sword & the Soaring cover art

On 'The Sword & the Soaring', Navy Blue refines his signature introspective and therapeutic approach, with a conversational tone that explores themes of grief, healing, and fatherhood. The production palette is varied yet consistent, featuring a mix of drumless, gospel-sampled tracks and jazz-inflected boom-bap, with contributions from producers like Animoss, Child Actor, and Navy Blue himself. The album maintains a meditative and raw lyrical focus, highlighted by a notable collaboration with Earl Sweatshirt on the track “24 Gospel”.

Genres

  • Abstract Hip Hop
  • Drumless
  • Conscious Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. The Bloodletter
  2. Orchards
  3. God’s Kingdom
  4. Sunlight of The Spirit
  5. Guardadas
  6. My Heartbeat
  7. Tale of Truth
  8. Fight On
  9. Kindred Spirit
  10. If Only…
  11. Illusions
  12. 24 Gospel
  13. Here & Now
  14. Soul Investments
  15. Sharing Life
  16. The Phoenix