Roll up those sleeves and prepare to get elbow deep into some viscous RnB and soul from the Brooklyn talent rum.gold. His aiMless EP is an indulgent six-track foray into left-of-center RnB led by the songwriter’s rich and delicate vocal as he attempts to understand life at present. As he states: “I think the feelings I’m trying to explore on aiMless are much more complex than those of my first EP, because trying to understand why I am the way I am will likely be something I work at for the rest of my life. aiMless is me attempting to explore where I come from, to know where not go. In some ways I feel like I bit off more than I could chew because trying to understand the ways in which trauma cycles through generations and my place in that cycle would require more space than a 4 song EP, but this is just a beginning.” As part of this opening to rum.gold’s story, the burgeoning artist invited LEGACY! LEGACY! singer Jamila Woods to compere with him on ‘Waiting For’. Woods’ honeyed RnB voice perfectly matches the bouncing strings and old school percussion, while her pop tone comes as a nice contrast to rum.gold’s breathy soul. It’s a paced number that saunters through emotions surrounding the unknown. - Hannah Thacker