There’s a depth to thirteendegrees’s revival of 2014 sounds and aesthetics that prior years of indie sleaze recycling have sorely lacked. Hit play on his January tape Clique City Vol. 2 and you might wonder if you accidentally turned on some pre-Barter 6 Young Thug, but these tracks never quite lapse into cosplay (even if the cover is a straight Santigold rip). The instrumentals range from pop punk fusion (“Talkin 2 Much”) to vintage YMCMB synths (“Supa Hot Girlz”), though the bulk of the record still leans toward Atlantan trap (“13 Backshotz”).⁠ ⁠ Naturally, there’s an earworm ode to egirls (“Tumblr Modelz”), but the best song might be the closer “No Wallz” — Thirteen’s murmured melodies slither and soar across the moody backdrop.⁠ ⁠ “Everything comes from something, it’s just about how you twist it,” he explains later. “Yes, you know my inspo, but you can’t pinpoint it, because I’m still pulling from so many different cultures, so many different eras.”⁠ ⁠ Hit the link in bio to read ...