After spending years in darkness and having an infatuation with the Joker villain, Mandala has stumbled into the light and needs time for his eyes to adjust. His vision is poor and he has trouble seeing reality for what it is. The first place he looks is his own body, asking “what is this?” in the intro track. The entire EP is a raw, unfiltered

After spending years in darkness and having an infatuation with the Joker villain, Mandala has stumbled into the light and needs time for his eyes to adjust. His vision is poor and he has trouble seeing reality for what it is. The first place he looks is his own body, asking “what is this?” in the intro track. The entire EP is a raw, unfiltered look at Dominic Bertino AKA Mandala, who writes a lot about evil in the modern world, but also has an assurance, as expressed in his last words on the EP, that “in the end it will be all okay”.

After trading in his dancing cane for a staff, Mandala has pompously declared himself the pope of America. He comes out guns a blazing in the first track, announcing his presence and seeking to light a fire within “his people”. This album is an answer to Mandala’s prophetic call, and he dedicates it to Mother Mary, whom he credits with helping him

After trading in his dancing cane for a staff, Mandala has pompously declared himself the pope of America. He comes out guns a blazing in the first track, announcing his presence and seeking to light a fire within “his people”. This album is an answer to Mandala’s prophetic call, and he dedicates it to Mother Mary, whom he credits with helping him when he was “lying dead in the dirt”. Get strapped in before listening to this Magisterial masterpiece, complete with club bangers and heartfelt, vulnerable lyrics. It’s just a matter of time before Mandala’s name is more well-known.