For as much as he’s evolved, Kid Cudi seemingly keeps coming back to his smash hit 2009 breakthrough, Man On The Moon: The End Of Day. Cleveland, Ohio’s own MC/singer takes that amazing, original, and Electronically-informed sound and applies it to his life now. Making a rare new song release, the Universal Motown Records star finds “love.”

The song seems to be an extension of the Cudi from the late ’00s. As the chorus reveals, he’s “happy to be alive,” but makes no secret about the pain, isolation, and hurt he’s endured along the journey. The record samples frequent collaborator Ratatat, while Scotty teams with longtime production partner Dot Da Genius. Rich, stylized, and open, “love.” could chart the transition from Kid to man.

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