And After That, We Didn't Talk

Editors’ Notes GoldLink sure doesn’t make easy work for himself. On And After That, We Didn’t Talk, the rapper reels yarns while spitting circles over chopped-up, off-kilter beats that’ll make your head spin. All the while, he unearths some pretty deep relationship wounds. “Spectrum” is a year-in-the-life tale that’s playful, sentimental, and rapped at hyper speed atop a woozy, house-inflected club track. But for every introspection, there’s a late-night indulgence: “Dance on Me” spins a Lyn Collins breakbeat into a supple jam that just swims in funky, soulful vibes.