Delilah Bon has a knack for catching people’s attention with angry, political lyrics and bratty hip-hop beats.
She gets good attention, the way her music connects to fans… and then there’s bad attention, like the views that led to embracing the term, and album title, Evil, Hate Filled Female.
With the creation of ‘brat punk’ by mixing old-school hip hop with nu metal, for me, it was love at first listen. Top it off with angry lyrics, protecting the minorities and speaking out for those who can’t, I was immersed with Delilah Bon. Naturally, I was excited to hear the music of her brand-new album that’s set to release on Friday, September 13.
Delilah did not disappoint. Evil, Hate Filled Female is a 14-track masterpiece that radiates self-assured confidence. There’s a good range between classically hip-hop sound and then more metal-based tracks.
Beginning with Hey World and then progressing through the few singles she’s already released, Delilah eases you into her sound. It begins comfortably, before then exploring the unknown tracks. There’s a range with moods, from angry and political in Epstein, to confidence boosters like My Girlz and, most prominently, bratty songs such as Grown Ass Men.
My favourite tracks come towards the back end of the album, starting with Freak Alert. It’s angry and it’s like a sister-song to Scene Queen’s Pink Push-Up Bra. Followed by Epstein, that has a more 00s hip-hop sound. It has a nice, melodic sound but that doesn’t take away from the incredibly serious story that it tells.
The final song, Committed a Crime, is a strong finish that wraps the album up nicely. It’s dramatic, and uses characters sums up the stories of each track. It would be interesting to see a music video for this, with the characters from the album cover all played by Delilah. Of course, that’s not my call to make.
A simple way to describe Evil, Hate Filled Female is to call it a perfect villain-era soundtrack. It tells a story full of emotion and shows confidence and talent, being completely self-produced. The political commentary is so important to the music, and as creative as the song goes in sounding, it doesn’t lose its meaning.
Evil, Hate Filled Female is out on Friday, September 13, and Delilah Bon is set to tour this November! But the tickets are almost gone, so don’t wait around…