OPM – Golden State of Mind
Suburban Noize Records

(4/5)

OPM is back with their fourth album since their debut Menace to Sobriety released in 2000. The newest album is entitled Golden State of Mind and this album is great! Keeping with the OPM style, Golden State of Mind provides a great mix of Reggae, Rock, and Rap with assistance from a few outside artists including Jim Perkins, Big B, Jamie Allensworth, and more. Honestly, I had never gotten too deep into OPM’s material before this album, but I cannot put this album down! The combination of the three styles put into this album really plays to my eclectic preference in music. I definitely recommend this album more to people who like Reggae, but I would never discourage anyone from picking it up. The overall product is well put together, but there are a couple tracks I prefer over the rest. My favorite track is “Feel the Vibration” (Track 1). This song puts a nice Rock beat together with Reggae style guitars and vocals featuring Jim Perkins of Southern California band Dumbluck. Other than “Feel the Vibration”, I suggest checking out “Set it on Fire” (Track 8 ) featuring Jamie Allensworth of California band NAFRO and “Dirty White” (Track 5) featuring rapper Big B. “Set it on Fire” is just another great example of OPM’s Reggae style and “Dirty White” is one of the songs that implements the Rap element of OPM’s sound. Overall, I, again, recommend Golden State of Mind to any Reggae fans, but it’s also a great album for anyone looking to expand their musical tastes.