Album Info

Bcos U Will Never B Free

By Rex Orange County

Alternative - 2016

Alex O’Connor’s Bcos U Will Never B Free might be a mixtape, but it’s a remarkably cohesive collection of jazzy... more

Tracklist

1

Rex (Intro)

1:47 min
2

Paradise

3:37 min
3

Belly (The Grass Stains)

4:19 min
4

Corduroy Dreams

3:26 min
5

Japan

1:46 min
6

Portrait of Ned

1:53 min
7

Green Eyes, Pt. II

3:20 min
8

A Song About Being Sad

2:16 min
9

Know Love

4:01 min
10

Curfew...

1:44 min

About Bcos U Will Never B Free

Alex O’Connor’s Bcos U Will Never B Free might be a mixtape, but it’s a remarkably cohesive collection of jazzy soul confessions. The record revolves around his warm, grainy voice and his unromantically honest—even downright sweary—teenage persona, emphasized all the more when set against his mature musical chops (“Corduroy Dreams”). Pin-sharp lyrics, as on “Belly (The Grass Stains),” are set to expansive piano chords (“Rex [Intro]”), trip-hop beats (“Curfew…”), and bedroom studio electronics (“Green Eyes, Pt. Ii”).