Album Review: Noga Erez – KIDS

KIDS—the new album from Israeli hip-hop/ pop artist Noga Erez, which is available now via City Slang—feels emotionally weighted yet subtly triumphant, providing a swagger-inflected and confidently mellow take on finding your way. While the songs feel quite personal, and the instrumentation often comes across as more poignantly emotive than glibly bombastic, providing a spotlight for Erez’s dynamic singing, there’s also a definite air of slowly building emotional release surrounding the music. The tracks provide a rush that makes their energy seem a bit communal, like the sounds of a spontaneously gathering street party. Within these songs, there’s a rather organic, sonic variance. Alongside Erez’s sometimes-simmering and sometimes-more-aggressive singing, the instrumentals feel rich, and t...