PRISONER - Prisoner GASPER LAWAL Growing up in Baltimore suburb

Growing up in Baltimore suburb Ellicot City

augmented with contributions from his bandmates

Black church traditions and South African electronic music

Wilford Brimley

PRISONER - Prisoner GASPER LAWAL Growing up in Baltimore suburbThe self titled debut from French outfit PRISONER arrives as a raw, hypnotic burst of modern garage rockless a traditional song based album and more a mood piece built from repetition, texture, and atmosphere. Released on Wicked Cool Records, the record leans into a stripped down philosophy: riffs first, everything else second. Unlike many garage releases, Prisoner is largely instrumental, with vocals used sparinglyoften as distant, almost incidental