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A baptism is a ritual signifying rebirth; leaving past sins behind; the beginning of a contract signifying the end of solitude, self-doubt, and pain.
It’s not something Jean Dawson has ever sounded like he needed. His 2019 album Bad Sports introduced an artist that thrived in a perpetual motion pastiche — in this case, a flood of flannel-paneled indie rock and abstract hip-hop.
He followed it the following year with Pixel Bath, a superior effort with more genres in its toolbox. The concept of baptism is prominent in “PIRATE RADIO*,” Jean Dawson’s new song.
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