Having released a wide variety of projects over recent years, Mac Lloyd has cemented himself as a multi-faceted artist who has collaborated with Jman (Babylon Dead, Kaotik Kartel), Res One (Split Prophets, Dutch Mob), Joe Burn, and many more, whilst simultaneously releasing a distinctive set of solo releases. In 2024, Mac also found himself producing and releasing a highly praised experimental rap EP in collaboration with Green Brick Records’ honcho Res One entitled Hindsight Hotel, amassing over 1 million streams on Spotify and counting.
With a large variety of high-quality tracks in his back catalogue and a fan base that continues to grow and spread throughout the world, it’s impossible to deny that the future is looking bright for Mac Lloyd and his signature Melancholic Soul sound waves.
On his latest single, the genre-blurring “Over The Mill,” Lloyd’s range reaches undeniable levels. The artist’s latest release captures the intoxicating swing of Hip-hop drums, the punchy tempos of indie rock, and the saloon-going tones of Americana. The idea of fusing two musical worlds is an overdone concept in modern music, but Lloyd is far from your average artist. Rather than stringing rudimentary tropes together, Lloyd makes these individual influences his own via raw passion and heartfelt songwriting. “Over The Mill” features a palpable vocal rasp that cuts through the simplistic yet potent arrangement, all while maintaining a lo-fi warmth that makes Lloyd’s lofty visions digestible to the average listener. The complexity of this single is not surface, just the way the artist likes it. Underneath the murky minimalism lies an artistic thirst for something refreshing and above average, and Lloyd achieves all those concepts in one performance on the hypnotic “Over The Mill.”
