Taking a sharp detour from synthesizer-heavy, uptempo modern funk tracks, XL Middleton teams up with mysterious producer Delmar Xavier VII to rap over a deftly curated selection of Japanese city pop flips on their self-titled duo debut. Lyrically, the album is a collection of vignettes in which XL details LA life over the last year, living in the corona era. Interlude, Lament for the Angels, Player Piano, 626 Since It Was 818 (Feat. Blkwest ; Moniquea), L.A. Noir, Gardener (Feat. Dialtone), Only Luv (Interlude), Strange Dance (Feat. Young Sau), Fire (Storm), Perfect Time to Come Over, L.A. Holiday (Feat. K-Dee ; Zackey Force Funk), Too Late
