Since emerging with the 2021 single “Brr,” Sydney collective 1300 has been one of the most talked-about forces in Australian hip-hop. Rapping in both Korean and English, the dynamic five-piece relishes abrupt contrasts between slow and fast and harsh and mellow across their debut mixtape. Rappers rako, goyo, and DALI HART swap ultra-confident flow against hyperreal production courtesy of Nerdie—who also sings hooks—and pokari.sweat. Their collage-like approach is most apparent on tracks like “Ralph,” which accelerates around the repeated prompt “break” before dropping to a Neptunes-style simmer and then swerving into video-game-inspired melodic overdrive. Beyond the group’s core voices, Melbourne rapper Agung Mango roughens up the computerized pulse of “No Rush” and South Korean MC Qim Isle makes a charismatic turn on “Undercover.” A robust celebration of friendship and solidarity, Foreign Language is packed with head-nodding anthems and future-minded beatscapes.