Next door to the soft buzz of expectation, Olivier Laurent opens a window into a voyage personal and evocative with his new concept EP, Solin Anj, released by Amityville through 7Twenty6 Productions. This seven-track album, coupled with an illustrated children book of the same title, is distinguished by a sensitive point of view the one of a child who has already not breathed, but already feels.
The vinyl came out on September 5, 2025, then became streamable on September 19 and the children book hit the market with the vinyl, bringing image and melody together in one, elegant package. It is already gaining looks with blogs citing its relatable lyrics and its cute performances that makes it sink deep in genuine feeling.
The art of Laurent here is as a tapestry of fineness. Both the songs are performed with clarity and gentle power and pass through introspection, fear and warm hope. It is not some elevated abstracted experience, but it comes down to earth, to bring you close with a shared evening fire. A lyrical voice is heard that reaches low but sincere self-reflectiveness, which resorts to the impact of such names as Mos Def and Digable Planets, but bases their abstract dynamism on the quotidian emotional realities.
The most notable thing is the balance he creates between warmth and tension, which can be heard first. It opens with a piano introduction with boombap rhythm, rhymes that alternate between English and Haitian Creole and beats that demand to be remembered than forgotten. He obviously is avoiding trend-following-this is growth, the kind of art that forges relationship with deliberateness and friendliness .
Solin Anj is not just an auditory experience but a breathing together, a personal experience of acknowledgment of impending shift. Olivier Laurent takes us on through the dim night before the birth, through the shaky excitement, through the resolute firmness in his voice. The book provides visual signposts and story, whereas the EP provides emotional terrain, seven chapters of contemplation, anticipation and sensitivity.
Olivier Laurent started his trip in New York City, yet today he puts down his artistic foundation in Amityville and with him the tales of space and the travelling that vibrate through his music. His previous works Love and Basketball, Lavi Bon and Lavi Bon: VIP have always been based on the feeling of confidence to deeper introspection and here he takes a further step: combining personal development with poetic story, all in a thoroughly emotional context.
Solin Anj appeared during the time when personal change was obviously dramatic. Rather than hiding behind the pompous poetic gestures, Laurent goes inward. His language remains sincere, without dropping in to acting. According to a news blog, the frankness of the lyrics… is no longer a cleverness of wordplay, but rather a frankness. The musical aesthetic of the EP hewes to the rhythmic awareness of Digable Planets and Mos Def, yet his style remains inviting, thoughtful and emotionally expressive.
The beauty of it all is that Solin Anj is not constructed to pursue viral popularity or pop charts- it is constructed as a lasting construction. Laurent says he would like to construct step by step, one person at a time, and the project resonates the same dream in every slow beat and every careful note. This is a release that is both soothing, deep and a quiet determination.
Fundamentally, Solin Anj envisions the psychological sphere of the last days till the birth of a child- with the help of the voice of the future child. It is a bold framing tool, which brings the listeners into the storm of fear, hope, love and change associated with becoming a parent, all viewed through the lens of the person who does not yet exist.
The mood of the EP is determined by that tension, a heartbeat of vulnerability, held in every lyric. In For A Long Time Pt. 2, Laurent begins with a country laced ballad sample on top of which he burrows layers of self-reflection, establishing a sound that is tender and resilient. It is a method of self-retreevement which, nevertheless, arrives broadside.
The title track, “Solin Anj,” is loaded into a soulful piano intro and boombap rhythm, and meanders through playful rhyme patterns that breathe life into the refrain of whither he has been and whither he is going. Thematically, east of the tracks, there are soft and hard, loyalty against conflict, as in the case of “Out of Spite (ft. Kaeson Skrilla) with Rhodes-colored warmth intertwined with push-and-pull relationships.
Language has play, crossing between Haitian and English, softer narration with more assertive statements of a kind of ‘I am a great soldier,’ he says in If You Ask Me), which retain the emotional tone jagged and whole. By the end of the album you have traversed the stillness to foothold- the silent longing to self-made edge and carried with you an emotional burden which has remained past the final note.
Section Four: Tracklist & Breakdown
| Track | Time | Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| For A Long Time Pt. 2 | — | Begins with a country-ballad sample; introspective flow layers over clever production—sets a reflective, immersive tone. |
| Solin Anj | — | Piano-led intro meets boombap beat; smooth rhyme deliveries, creative vocal hook sample; reveals Laurent’s poetic pulse. |
| Out of Spite (ft. Kaeson Skrilla) | — | Rhodes textures introduce a relationship-centric narrative—gentle but complex dynamics, honest and unguarded. |
| I Like It (ft. Mister Yoos) | — | Eerie start gives way to slow-burn boombap; rapid bars spill in Haitian and English, capturing bittersweet love tension. |
| If You Ask Me | — | Soulful beat carries fast cadence; the voice of resilience surfaces—he’s seen struggles, now declares strength. |
| Konpliman (ft. Mister Yoos) | — | Intriguing Haitian sample over spacious beat; both voices deliver rich compliments and emotional nuance. |
| Sold Out | — | Moody, Griselda-like boombap; sharp Haitian-tinged bars—and a declaration: he won’t compromise, even while watching others. |
