It’s like making coffee, in a way, how the entire track is about percolation. We’re not gasping for air on “Star Shopping,” but rather, following along with Lil Peep and figuring out our own feelings in the spaces he leaves for us to ruminate. The way Gus plays with space on this track gives it an emotional punch. “ Right now, I know that I’m not really worth it, if you give me time, I could work on it ,” he says in a single breath, pausing to end the sentence and to let the proposition sink in. Too, there’s a breathless quality to “Star Shopping.” Lil Peep’s earlier work is marked by a languid gentleness, true, but “Star Shopping” also features Lil Peep getting worked up over his emotions and delivering some delicate lines with a rushed vocal pace. It feels as if Lil Peep made this song to become the creature comfort it has established itself to be in the five years since its release. Though the song is meant for a girl, from the listener’s perspective, the opening of “Star Shopping” feels like an ode to the fan. In comes Lil Peep, singing “ We’re right here ,” instantly establishing setting. We begin with almost sloppy strumming on the guitar, an urgency to the playing, as if we can’t waste time getting to the next note. Gus’ aversion to steeping himself too deeply in one track led to some of the most visceral and giving music in his canon. He was incredibly skilled in the art of feeling something and letting it out immediately. He made Hellboy between July 31 and September 19, 2016.

He made “OMFG” in the loft in California in the middle of a crowd of people. If we’ve learned anything from the Hellboy piece I keep citing, it’s that Lil Peep worked incredibly fast.

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