REVIEW: Skylar Spence's Prom King (2015)
Released in September 2015 after a string of successful singles and an appearance on the Polyvinyl label in June, Skylar Spence's debut album is a fantastically produced debut oozing with nostalgia, upbeat tonality and brilliant writing. The first album length release from Ryan DeRobertis since his stellar long player Hit Vibes under the moniker SAINT PEPSI, this release under acclaimed label Carpark has since become flagship for not only DeRobertis himself but also the underground future funk and pop scenes, with hits such as Fiona Coyne amassing an incredible 21 million streams on Spotify and instrumental grooves such as "Bounce is Back" having 2 and a half million streams since the album's release. This album shows DeRobertis stepping in new directions for his music with the welcome addition of him singing - establishing the New York based producer as a sampling god, a fantastic singer-songwriter and producer. Examples of this are littered throughout the album, ...