SEB unzips his future sound on new midnight drop Backpack.
There’s something deliciously chaotic about a midnight drop. No warning shot, no industry drum roll — just bang! And suddenly SEB has lobbed a 12-track project into the ether titled Backpack. Sloth emoji. Schoolbag emoji. New era energy.
Backpack doesn’t feel like a neatly wrapped “album campaign.” It feels like a reset button pressed with a grin. New rules. No Agenda. A whole new direction. You can practically hear the zipper opening on something that’s less about polish and more about movement — sketches turning into statements, ideas allowed to breathe, experiments left gloriously intact.
Across its 12 tracks, SEB plays around like someone who’s stopped asking for permission. There’s a looseness here — not lazy, not unfinished — just alive. Beats swerve when they want to. Hooks enter the scene like half-smiles. The whole thing carries that “first brick of something bigger” spirit he hints at. It’s not the monument yet. It’s the foundation stone, still warm from being laid.
And there’s something beautifully intentional about that. Instead of over-explaining the concept in captions, SEB nudges you toward the video — go look, go dig, go participate. It’s less “consume this” and more “come see what I’m building.” That shift matters.
You also feel the brotherhood baked into the project. The shout-outs aren’t ornamental — they’re structural. Working exclusively with his close circle (@saanoff @___.racy @boudounistudios @sofyan @karlndaadopo & @playtwolabel) gives the album Backpack a cohesive pulse. No random features for algorithm bait. Just a shared language. It sounds like a room full of people who trust each other enough to try weird things.
The title fits, too. A backpack is portable. It carries tools. It’s not the destination — it’s what you bring with you. These tracks feel like gear for the journey ahead. Some cuts hit immediately, others linger in that “give me another spin” territory. But taken together, they sketch out a new creative perimeter.
For the curious, it’s an invitation. For the indifferent, as SEB shrugs, life goes on. But that quiet confidence? That’s the real flex.
This isn’t a grand statement piece. It’s more interesting than that. It’s the start of a system. And honestly? Watching an artist redraw their own rules is already half the fun.
“Backpack” out now via PlayTwo Label
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