Shadoh & SETTHETONE-T - Redox (Album)

A love story conducted in a series of audio admiration was performed prominently by Shadoh & SETTHETONE-T in the middle of March when they released their 13-track album titled “Redox.” To present the album, they had an exclusive event with close friends and collaborators to enjoy the release and have since announced a tour promoting the project. There is a lot of uncover in this album, and we surely recommend that you listen not only to the words but to their hearts; you’ll find there is more than meets the eye.

Knowing the full effect of what they were getting into when they “Signed Up,” surprises like the ones there mentioned shouldn’t be expected; the chorus pounds this profound feeling right away. Shadoh begins her verse poetically, confessing that things are different from when they first started. While she tries to connect back the pieces to hold them together again, they are moving further and further from her grasp, with her slowly feeling the need not to reattach them. T’s verse is him pulling back the covers to lie in what he created, giving himself all at once, not knowing if peace is still with him. He pleads for his sanity back but thinks that was the first thing to go; reviewing how it all went wrong won’t fix the past. The project is full of surprising results, with one moment feeling signs of evocative sounds, examples being in their Apollo Black featured record “BY the CODE,” which shines bright with the sharpness of each lyricist's pen. Shadoh is developing a wide range of cadence in her verse, with SETTHETONE-T & Apollo Black following steps by enlarging their footprint forward in making this seismic record hit the masses. Another highlight showing their ability to reach higher heights is “Nothing But Net,” which is a bit more uptempo but showcases their creativity to work side by side in defying effect to ensure their storylines follow their script in each record. As I said at the beginning, this is a story arc of their love; each record has meaning. They don’t come out to say what they feel to one another; you’ll have to find it in their words.

“Back Pedal” speaks about their actions of trying to conserve their relationship by showing what they do for each other. Ending their ego, changing their goals, and doing what they can to keep what they have sacred, to hoping they never hear that the other doesn’t want to be together. Wearing their hearts on their sleeve to see how much of it they can bare to show, it’s a deep connection with breakable openings, so, at any point, it can come crashing down. Harden the love you have to make every hit it takes indestructible because the more you lose, the weaken it gets, where one hit could be all it takes. SETTHETONE-T speaks of his vices and attitude as the short end of the stick, meaning it’s hard to let it go; he pushes it and buries it to avoid making it another fight. Shadoh explains her trauma of loss and grief to not seeing everything so clear anymore. They are both genuinely respectable artists, personable characters with much care to offer, and they do that for each other. One way or another, the album tells their beginning and their present, no ending because they don’t have plans for that. If that moment ever comes, they will be prepared for it; they are strong and willing to accept the consequences but not without a fight, which is love in its own way.

Shadoh & SETTHETONE-T creates something incredible, I don’t think it’s getting the appreciation it deserves, honestly, but that’s why we do what we do. I’m thankful for what they’ve done with the project and happy to see how far it does. We highly recommend you check out the project here while sharing it around on all social media avenues