The Headphone Masterpiece

by Cody ChesnuTT

Overview

Cody ChesnuTT's debut album, The Headphone Masterpiece, is what all pop/rock-soul-R&B-hip-hop hybrids should be: good, raw, fun, and funky. ChesnuTT mixes '60s-style rock with '70s soul and '90s hip-hop and R&B in an eclectic celebration of sound. This lo-fi gem was recorded in his bedroom and sounds like it; it's essentially a 36-track musical diary. He sings testosterone-driven songs of passion and tender tales of mental anguish with equal abandon. When he whispers, "I know my breakdown is on the way," on "My Women, My Guitars," you feel his impending fall. He plays almost all of the instruments and sings most of the vocals, and he's often out of tune and off-key, but that only adds to the emotion and recklessness of the album. He holds everything together with a few polished and catchy tracks that are scattered throughout. On "Looks Good in Leather," he sounds like Terence Trent D'Arby or Ben Harper, but with a style that's all Cody ChesnuTT. "The World Is Coming to My Party" is a full-fledged dance anthem, complete with a rafter-shaking groove that Prince would be proud of. He just as easily channels Curtis Mayfield on the smooth "Serve This Royalty," which showcases ChesnuTT's soulful voice and may be the finest track, combining his great grasp of groove with clever lyrics like, "We can crown kings in Adidas." ChesnuTT is as comfortable in the hip-hop world as he is in the rock and soul spheres. He lays down a funky rap on "War Between the Sexes," and few hardcore gangstas can match his misogyny on "Bitch I'm Broke." While a few songs lack ChesnuTT's charm, the misses don't disturb the groove enough to hinder the overall effect: a masterpiece, with or without headphones. ~ Michael Gowan

Product Details

Release Date:	09/20/2024
Label:	One Little Independe
UPC:	5016958097714
Rank:	47622

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Magic in a Mortal Minute
2. With Me in Mind
3. Upstarts in a Blowout
4. Boylife in America
5. Bitch I'm Broke
6. Serve This Royalty
7. The Seed
8. Enough of Nothing
9. Setting the System
10. The Most Beautiful Shame
11. Smoke and Love
12. Michelle

Disc 2

13. No One Will
14. Batman Versus Blackman
15. Up in the Treehouse
16. Can't Get No Betta
17. She's Still Here
18. Can We Teach Each Other
19. World Is Coming to My Party
20. Brother with an Ego
21. War Between the Sexes
22. The Make Up
23. Family on Blast
24. My Women My Guitars

Disc 3

25. Somebody's Parent
26. When I Find Time
27. Eric Burdon
28. Juicin' the Dark
29. On a Joyride
30. Daylight
31. So Much Beauty in the Subconscious
32. Daddy's Baby
33. If We Don't Disagree
34. Look Good in Leather
35. 6 Seconds

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Cody ChesnuTT   Primary Artist
Sonja Marie   Primary Artist,Vocals
Tom Tally   Vocals,Talking,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Sonja Marie   Lyricist,Composer
Cody ChesnuTT   Mixing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Performer
Brian Gardner   Mastering
Antonious Bernard Thomas   Composer