{"id":38495,"date":"2019-05-31T01:19:26","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T23:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/?p=38495"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T23:09:10","slug":"introducing-menik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sodwee.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/introducing-menik\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Menik"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For a debut album (out June 7th), it&#8217;s a winner from the get go. <strong>Menik<\/strong> drops another single from his upcoming body of work that impressed us the minute we started playing &#8220;Authentic&#8221; featuring <em>Vainsmith<\/em> on the vocals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Authentic&#8221; surprised us with the intricate collage approach of field recordings, snippets and quotes from various milestone moments from <strong>Menik&#8217;s<\/strong> life so far. Some of them even over 28 years old. It&#8217;s relentless in the format and something to applaud here. 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We&#8217;re all divine in our own way when we find those gems within ourselves.&#8221; <\/p><cite><em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vainsmith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Vainsmith (opens in a new tab)\">Vainsmith<\/a><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Menik<\/strong>&#8216;s music isn&#8217;t defined by a specific genre. 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