The .rar versions often leak the "pre-master." In these files, the bass on "Vibes Don't Lie" is slightly muddier, but Leon's raw vocal fry is more present. The Ty Dolla $ign feature on "Crash & Burn" loses its polished auto-tune grid, sounding more like a live cypher.
Silas leaned in. The production was anachronistic. It sounded like 1970s soul colliding with 2010s alternative R&B. There were synths that buzzed like fluorescent lights, heavy 808s kicking in the subwoofer, and beneath it all, a sample of what sounded like a dog whining. Leon Thomas - MUTT.rar
Examples of actual recordings and moments to reference heavy 808s kicking in the subwoofer