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4 out of 5 stars

Mad Tsai, mad's world [📷: Mad Tsai]Coming from a dark, emotional place on his single, “mad’s world,” the pain, as well as the musicianship of pop artist, Mad Tsai, is our listening pleasure.

“If I could escape the thoughts in my brain / I would travel far, so fucking far away.” A bomb 💣 has been dropped by 🎙️ Mad Tsai – WOO! First and foremost, let’s take an opportunity to appreciate how fierce (and handsome) Mad Tsai looks on the cover art of his single, 🎵 “mad’s world”. He’s clearly emotional, judging by the excepted lyrics from the first verse, f-bomb and all, but his profane, emotional ways are our listening pleasure.  Ultimately, as fierce as Tsai looks, he’s equal if not more fierce on this marvelous single. 

Mad Tsai, mad's world [📷: Mad Tsai]First and foremost, Mad Tsai delivers solid vocals. He sounds expressive, and he serves up tasteful runs. Besides his tone, I ❤️ his brutal honesty in the lyrics. In the memorable first chorus, he goes on to sing, “Ain’t it fun growing up? / Wishing you were never made / My head is fucked, don’t know what / What is real and what is fake.” Damn, Tsai.  He’s in a sus place, in the outro adding, “Crazy, psychopathic, and deranged / It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world / And I’m the king,” but it’s an epic listening experience.  Making things even more thrilling are the old-school, retro-pop touches and a dramatic backdrop. Produced by ‘the king’ himself, “mad’s world” also incorporates some rock cues – in a pop sense, if you will. The guitars 🎸 and keys 🎹 shine, with that guitar 🎸solo being sweet.  All told, just to be part of 🎵 “mad’s world” is an honor, pain and all!

4 out of 5 stars


🎙 Mad Tsai • 🎵 “mad’s world” • 🏷 Mad Tsai • 🗓 10.13.23

[📷: Brent Faulkner/The Musical Hype; Mad Tsai; OpenClipart-Vectors, PIRO via Pixabay]

 


the musical hype

the musical hype (Brent Faulkner) has earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music (music education, music theory/composition respectively). A multi-instrumentalist, he plays piano, trombone, and organ among numerous other instruments. He's a certified music educator, composer, and freelance music blogger. Faulkner cites music and writing as two of the most important parts of his life. Notably, he's blessed with a great ear, possessing perfect pitch.