Rusko - Songs

Dubstep artist Rusko, best known for his classic catchy Dubstep tracks like "Cockney Thug" and "Jahova" released his latest album Songs on March 27. Many fans have been disappointed with the direction Rusko went with his sound. His poppier and catchier sound he went with on his last album O.M.G. left the deep Dubstep fans thinking he "sold out" and is now trying to appeal to a wider audience at the expense of his artfulness.

Here's where Songs is different from O.M.G.: It rules. He has his share of poppy Dubstep tracks in it (which were hinted at by pre-release single "Somebody To Love"), but he also brings in some of the genre's Dub roots to hint back at his Dub-influenced deep tracks like "Sound Guy Is My Target", and he plays around with some more garage-oriented styles a bit too. Of course, the one thing we can always expect from Rusko no matter what, there are infectious Dubstep wobbles everywhere. Even the shallow poppy tracks work well because of the catchiness that comes from the interplay between the vocal leads and the basslines.

This is still the same Rusko who made O.M.G., and nothing on here sounds like the next "Cockney Thug", but he has refined his new sound enough that it's hard to complain. I agree a bit with the disgruntled fans that want more of the Babylon sound, but if you can't enjoy the light-hearted tracks that Rusko's making now, you need to quit living in the past.

After a dialogue intro, the album opens with the single "Somebody To Love", and then slams right into the irresistibly danceable "Pressure". Here it is:

Catch the album streaming at http://soundlogik.com/rusko-songs-full-album-stream-review/