Charles Hamilton – Queen City Sounds and Art

CharlesHamilton2_lg — Charles Hamilton, photo courtesy the artist

Charles Hamilton’s lays out a litany of disrespect and nonsense blown his way from all corners on his new single “Ralph Nader.” In that way he has a self-deprecating pose like a low key, hip and jaded rap equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield. Except that Hamilton concludes that he doesn’t “give a fuck about what people say” and “neither should you.” As in not giving too much weight to the negative energy of anyone that only has time to chisel people down by picking them apart and trying to kick down their dreams because they have no real aspirations of their own. Cradled in an IDM-esque beat of ethereal bell tones the lyrics form a song that sounds day dreamily introspective and defiant at once. It should be mentioned that Hamilton has been through his fair share of ups and downs personally and professionally including struggles with bipolar disorder, being signed to two major label deals and losing both, encounters with music industry big wigs like Jimmy Iovine who he mentions in the song in a positive light. Those experiences, good and bad, are bound to leave you a little skeptical but it’s apparent Hamilton has been able to spin those tales from his real life into something as captivating and real as “Ralph Nader.” Watch the video and follow Hamilton’s new adventures in music at the links below.