Wiardon - Omerta (Album)

During the middle of February, we were introduced to the artist, Wiardon, who the goat QNTM had heavily promoted on social media. He would assist in getting us to be familiar with the Austin native by way of the few visuals he’s directed for him in the last few months. Each video established a new encounter to get us acquainted with Wiardon’s sound, including being more enriched with his wordsmith ability, which is one of the most fervent styles we’ve heard in a while. Wiardon’s prestigious efforts with rhyme schemes were showcased stunningly on his seventh album titled “Omerta,” which dropped during the last few days of February and has since been doing numbers in plays where new listeners have held this project to a high standard. I can tell you the album title is what drew me in since I’m familiar with the meaning of Omerta when it comes to the Mafia code, so hearing the album substance keeps it deep covered with so much grit. It’s only fitting we provide a new series of listeners to check in on Wiardon’s art since the project has everything you can ask for, emotional depth, growth experiences, maintaining to live with the cards you dealt & keeping it a buck in everything that life has to offer you. 

The album begins with the intro track “1 Take Jake,” a charged-up record to open up the project to in total burst energy to witness an impressive start. He rides the production on a fast-paced motion that’s off like a bat out of hell which is only going to create more chaos the more he flourishes forward. “50/50” is a tough track and one where he runs rabid by showing off his versatility from going reckless likes he’s blinded to transitioning over to a more subtle record. The record I’m referring to is the Gotye-sampled single “Used To,” which I’m glad to see someone properly do this rendition justice. The original track was sensational, but Wiardon is playing the part by adding his grandeur appeal to the track that uplifts to a new essence, which I can get behind. Hitting from one side to others with “Pick & Roll” to “Do Or Die” are such a thrill ride, the momentum is picked up from the intro track and move along nicely to the outro track “Shark In The Water,” which is the only record that has a featured attached to it. Usual suspect Monte Nissan, who’s has been featured on many releases before, joins Wiardon to close out the project, hunting and preying down any lost remains before the frenzy he’s had in the album is finished. A worthy sign-off to an album that became an instant favorite on this side of the spectrum. 

I’m hoping more visuals from the album will make their way out in the upcoming months; I would love to see a video for “Used To” or “Do Or Die” since having QNTM behind the lens would capture the vital meanings in the records. Until more announcements have been made, we hope to have introduced new listeners to the album and expect to see more of Wiardon’s music appear on our timeline for future releases.