The debut studio album from the Brooklyn-based, Cleveland-bred rapper expanded on the stark emotional landscapes blueprinted by Kanye West's 808s and Heartbreak just a year earlier, with Cudi inspecting his insecurities, anxieties and. While it might not be loaded up with club bangers, it's filled with some great new ideas that make for a refreshing listen. The first installment of Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon series was released in 2009, when he was just starting to establish himself as a distinctive creative force. The double LP comes packaged in a nice gatefold sleeve with artwork that was, according to the liner notes, painted by Kid Cudi himself. Man On The Moon: The End Of Day is the first studio album from Kid Cudi, it was released. Examples of Cudi's darker, spacier side show up on "Solo Dolo," "In My Dreams," and the little single that could, "Day N' Night." The album isn't all doom and gloom though, with "Enter Galactic" and current single "Make Her Say" providing some upbeat moments. Indie/electronic duo Ratatat earn proper hip hop production credits here, contributing beats for "Alive" and "Pursuit Of Happiness," the latter of which also features indie pop stars MGMT on the hook. Many of the beats feature lush arrangements, featuring dense synth patches and orchestral string arrangements ("Soundtrack 2 My Life," and the OMD sampling "Simple As.," for example). Additionally, the album is divided into five acts, each containing a handful of tracks. Man On The Moon is an album in the purest since of the word, a completely cohesive statement that barely wavers, despite the fact that multiple producers contributed content to the record. Kid Cudi has been making waves recently with his spacey, left-field brand of introspective hip hop, and all the naval gazing has finally culminated in this debut LP, executive produced by Kanye West.
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