Clayton- “Tempting Fate” EP

 Ladies!! The Musical Men of the Mil Have been exposing their little hearts all ‘22! What’s in the air??

Clayton is quickly on his way to becoming the heart throb of the city with the drop of his new EP Tempting Fate. After quietly going through a break up this summer, Clayton went through moments of confusion and the war between moving on and what he thought made him happy made him conflicted. He took it straight to the studio and alongside Yogic Beats, Casey Soyk, and M&M Systematik, he produced a project that is “..most dear to my heart..” from his own words. The Cover Art is a scrapbook style collage of photos, both current and from his childhood- some are candids and some are from familiar moments of him as an artist. Clayton let us know that the first two tracks “Better Alone” and “I Wonder” were his two faves from this 4 track EP. He also gave them special attention on his insta with a couple of “Photo” Reels where he is styled to a ‘T’ in 5 looks and in the caption, gives brief insight on the context of each song; ”.. A song expressing pure confusion and frustration in regards to finding “true love”. No matter how good something may feel, it never quite feels right,” He wrote about “Better Alone.” I gathered the same on my first listen. The slow, consistent tempo of the instrumental allows the young vocalist to take his time and really deliver his emotions.

Only during the last minute of the song does the beat intensify in the slightest and Clayton compliments it with his vocalizing. For “I Wonder” he wrote “... A song about somebody who continued to run through my mind regardless of how badly I wanted to be alone.” This one had a tad bit of funk in it but still true to the R&B flavor. Through the remainder of this project, the young artist goes through highs and lows of convincing himself that it must not have been meant for he and his ex-lover to last while also acknowledging the things that he did receive from the relationship, making it real all over again. Tell me how YOU feel about “ Tempting Fate ” Milwaukee. /Naomi-Re’a for CW