Following his breakout 2018 mixtape
Life of a Dark Rose comes the surprise release of the debut album proper from the rising Pennsylvania trap/mumble rapper. Named for his mother, the album sticks close to the genre's typical airy, floating musical style, but is buoyed by Skies' nimble flow, which is a cut above the pack and has seen him mentioned in the same breath as the late, great XXXTentacion. ~ John D. Buchanan