Neighborhood Gods Unlimited

by Open Mike Eagle

Neighborhood Gods Unlimited cover art

Conceived as a broadcast from a fictional, low-budget cable network, 'Neighborhood Gods Unlimited' explores themes of personal trauma and fragmented identity through a series of vivid vignettes. [1, 6] The album's production, featuring contributions from Kenny Segal and Child Actor among others, provides a cohesive yet varied sonic backdrop that navigates between woozy, surreal soundscapes and lighter, crystalline arrangements. [1, 2] Open Mike Eagle's songwriting blends his signature humor with diaristic confessionals, creating a narrative that finds commitment in the act of searching for meaning among the shards of memory and experience. [1, 6]

Genres

  • Abstract Hip Hop
  • Conscious Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. woke up knowing everything (opening theme)
  2. me and aquil stealing stuff from work
  3. contraband (the plug has bags of me)
  4. almost broke my nucleus accumbens
  5. ok but I'm the phone screen
  6. michigan j. wonder
  7. mirror pieces in a leather bound briefcase
  8. relentless hands and feet
  9. my co-worker clark kent's secret black box
  10. rejoinder (burning the last puzzle piece)
  11. a dream of the midnight baby (not a euphemism)
  12. wide leg michael jordan generation x jeans
  13. sorry I got huge (also not a euphemism)
  14. unlimited skull voices