staffCanadian musician and fashion model Hurt Season has recently released his sophomore album, MB4Everything, to signal the end of his evolution from HRT SZN to Hurt Season. Despite his youthful age of 23, Hurt Season has already endured controversy and personal difficulties to rise above it all and become the successful and authentic artist he is today. Fans of his music applaud how he tells his story of emotional growth through his sound, especially in that growth’s culmination in MB4Everything.
Growing Pains
Although Hurt Season rightfully enjoys the fruits of his labor, the road to success took a lot of work. The artist’s rapid rise to prominence came in part from renowned producer David Foster, as well as the iconic Snoop Dogg, who co-signed Hurt Season’s music before the artist’s 23rd birthday.
On the flip side, this success piled a mountainous degree of stress onto the musician, and as Hurt Season mentions in his Rolling Stone profile, he struggled with addiction for some time, which held the young artist back from performing at his best.
Fortunately, Hurt Season has since worked through those issues and now brings together sounds and inspirations from across a broad range of artists and genres. Hurt Season incorporates diverse influences from Rick Owens, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and 1990s West Coast underground rap, though he also blends more eclectic sounds from individuals like Bon Iver and Crooked I, adding additional variety to the artist’s musical palate. His time spent between Atlanta, LA, and British Columbia has also helped shape Hurt Season to include a wide range of perspectives in his tracks.
Reclamation Through “MB4Everything”
As mentioned previously, MB4Everything serves as Hurt Season’s reminder to the world that he’s back and better than ever. Released through his independent label, Marble Bust Entertainment, the album tells the artist’s story of re-commitment and a fiery passion for sonic creativity. The project operates as a form of introspection, as Hurt Season reflects on the tough times of addiction to the freedom of the future ahead of him.
MB4Everything crafts a narrative of self-discovery rather than serving as a simple list of tracks, encapsulating everything he’s learned on his emotional journey through deep and powerful lyrics, beats which have brought fans in time and time again from singles like “datreesh” and “darkstar,” and an emotional dynamic which makes the album endlessly re-listenable.
Like most people, music serves as a safe space for Hurt Season, giving him room to explore his feelings and the world around him. His new work embarks on that exploration through the lenses of artists like 7981 Kal, Pierce the Veil, and XXXTentacion, bringing together emo and rap and blending them with his own sound and experiences to form something unique.
In the Pursuit of Authenticity
As HRT SZN falls away and Hurt Season arrives reborn, the artist looks back on this change in his career.
“The new name and project are a more accurate reflection of myself,” the artist explains. “Someone who is less afraid of criticism and more willing to be authentic.”
In announcing MB4Everything, Hurt Season promises to bring a renewed focus and artistic evolution that everyone is excited to see. There is little doubt this rising star will have any trouble achieving whatever he sets out to accomplish and that his fans will be witness to Hurt Season’s mark on music for a long time to come. Stream it everywhere or visit hurtseason.ca.