Joji

Joji frankensteins his own heart and identity on “Last of a Dying Breed.” There’s a sense of self-destruction and self-release running through the track. It plays like a cry for help wrapped in acceptance, as though the damage has already been done and all that’s left is surrender. Joji emerged alongside the strange, rapid evolution of internet culture, and “Last of a Dying Breed” carries the weight of someone trying to stay emotionally intact while the world speeds up around them. There’s something almost overwhelming about how much Joji gives of himself here. And by the end of it, all I wanted to do was hold him for a second and say thank you.