For all of my life, art that touches on relationships, and existentialism in general, have always been up my cup of tea. So I’m always heavily biased towards music that focuses on these subjects.
This is why the latest album by today’s guests, Open Mike Eagle and Kenny Segal, titled DOOMED, contrary to what the title may suggest, was destined to be an album that would impact me greatly… and impact me greatly it did.
Mike’s witty humour combined with lived-in authentic experience surrounding a significant breakup, led to some of his greatest writing to-date. This excellent writing was all layered atop a bed of wonderfully lush, and atmospheric production from Kenny Segal.
DOOMED is my current album of the year.
In this episode, we discuss why the time was right for the first OME x Kenny Segal full-length collaboration, how the relationship-focused subject matter animated the beats and the rhymes, and much more!
DOOMED sees Mike and Kenny at the peak of their powers. This episode is an essential listen to learn and appreciate how they pulled off this landmark achievement.
Intro (0:00).
The Plug (1:16).
The Interview (2:55).
Kenny’s recent experience on Tiny Desk (3:25).
The recording process and timing of DOOMED (11:33).
What Mike learnt through creating DOOMED (18:53).
The sense of acceptance displayed on DOOMED (21:33).
The non-linear through-line of DOOMED (24:33).
What listeners may take away from DOOMED (37:01).
The sonic direction of DOOMED (42:11).
The songwriting excellence on DOOMED (51:11).
The creative process differences between ATD and DOOMED (59:11).
Lyrical breakdown of “Watching a Movie called Freedom by Myself” (1:02:13).
Extended musical outro to conclude DOOMED – patron q from Kosey (1:06:46).
The GOAT relationship rappers, and woods’ feature on “She Swear I’m Colorblind” (1:11:40).
Upcoming projects / tour dates / merch (1:16:51).
Speak On It!