Melanie Martinez - K-12 [CD/DVD] Lord Huron and Public Enemy's Chuck D

and Public Enemy's Chuck D - who declared it his all-time favorite and 'the first record that made me realize this was an album-oriented genre' - have testified on behalf of it's brilliance

but much more versatile and stirring than on previous recordings

It's about things growing

Mastered for clarity and dynamic range

which he credits to taking a more straightforward approach to expression

Melanie Martinez - K-12 [CD/DVD] Lord Huron and Public Enemy's Chuck DMelanie Martinezs sophomore album, K 12, is another ambitious triumph for the artist. As with her debut album Cry Baby, K 12's music is a vibrant and singular melting pot of low key hip hop, soulful pop and indie leaning electro. K 12's universe is an expansion of the one introduced in Cry Baby. Using lyrics rich with metaphor, songs address the struggle to find a place to belong including within friendships, the physical world and romantically even