Cautious Clay - KARPEH

Blue Note, 2024 Throughout the album, Cautious Clay is equating his life's journey to an amalgamation of his family's past life experiences, an exploration of the present, and a universal truth that will help define his future choices. He broke it out into 3 parts in the order of the tracklist: THE PAST EXPLAINED: My early life going up in Ohio + my family's past experiences being the cornerstone of what shaped me for better + worse. Themes of unwavering self-reliance, the "tides" of family/work-life balance, race, + cultural identity are throughout this section. 1. 102 years of comedy 2. Fishtown 3. Ohio (1st single) 4. Karpehs don't flinch 5. The Tide is my Witness 6. Take a Half (skit on taking psychedelic mushrooms) THE HONEYMOON OF EXPLORATION: Branching out from my past/family members before me embracing vices, personal gratification, and deep self-reflection - different forms of intimacy, psychedelic drugs, + togetherness are a crucial part of this section. 7. Another Half (rol