BROCKHAMPTON’s fifth studio album, GINGER, arrives this Friday, August 23. Just ahead of its release, the group shared a new single titled “NO HALO.” The Jabari Manwa-produced track features BROCKHAMPTON addressing topics like mental health struggles, failed relationships, and substance abuse. The song arrives alongside an accompanying music video directed by Spencer Ford.
Over acoustic guitar-driven production, Matt Champion raps about a breakup:
Takin' everything, from pots and pans, to fans and Goldeneye
Everything ‘cept the dog
Everything in the drawers
Used to be so perfect, but it’s never gettin’ solved
Merlyn Wood follows by describing mental health struggles:
Do I matter? I’m ecstatic, I’m depressed
Mother, God’s special mess, never had no halo
Trippy, I can barely hike it out of bed
Time bomb under it, persuading you to hop in
Next up, Dom McLennon continues by referencing drug use to get through depression:
Used to fight all my night terrors, now I smoke through the dreams
Depression put me into places where I’m stuck in the seams
Meanwhile, Joba tries to reconcile religion with alcohol abuse:
Went to church for the hell of it, stumbled in drunk as shit
Been goin' through it again
“NO HALO” follows “I BEEN BORN AGAIN,” “IF YOU PRAY RIGHT,” and “BOY BYE.”
Watch the music video above, and read all the lyrics to BROCKHAMPTON’s “NO HALO” on Genius now.
