Duncecap & Samurai Banana - Comfortably Suffering (Vinyl LP)
The culmination of more than a decade-and-a-half’s worth of friendship and creative camaraderie, Comfortable Suffering marks a full-length, full-circle moment for Duncecap and Samurai Banana. More than a mere follow-up to the NYC-based rapper-meets-producer duo’s 2016 album Human Error, the long-awaited reunion by these chummy alums of the ‘we are the karma kids’ indie hip-hop collective offers a rich and disquietingly relatable vision of our modern lives.
Those accustomed to Duncecap’s generally sad songs in the vein of his Backwoodz Studioz debut Miserable Then or the intricate introspection of Pay Or Dispute and the steel tipped dove team-up The Need To Know might be taken aback by the confrontational, at times furious nature of the material here. Emboldened by Banana’s unruly, maximalist beats, the cuttingly witty emcee unearths a dormant delivery teeming with the high-energy indignation found in their older work together.
That rediscovered aggression amplifies the artist’s capacity for self-reflection and channels it into a Lennon-esque primal scream. Amid this cathartic exercise, Duncecap takes both himself and others to task, raging against late capitalism and normalized fascism on a personal, almost microcosmic level. In slyly condemning hustle culture, urgently exploiting sleep as a form of escapism, and coming to terms with mental health outcomes, he actively explores true accountability. All of this is done in symbiotic tandem with Banana’s shapeshifting soundtrack of custom-built structures, including some decidedly danceable moments as well as gratifyingly grittier ones.
Joining these gents on Comfortable Suffering are guests Fatboi Sharif, k-the-i???, and Old Grape God, collectively providing a broader, multi-generational set of perspectives to the mix. When consumed in full, its substantive breadth and depth taken into account, the album fills the void into which we’re otherwise shouting, offering an active opportunity to combat helplessness and reclaim some control in chaotic times. — Gary Suarez
releases March 18, 2026
All songs written and performed by Duncecap
All songs produced by Samurai Banana
Mixmastered by steel tipped dove
Album Art by chopthehead
Duncecap & Samurai Banana - Comfortably Suffering (Vinyl LP)
The culmination of more than a decade-and-a-half’s worth of friendship and creative camaraderie, Comfortable Suffering marks a full-length, full-circle moment for Duncecap and Samurai Banana. More than a mere follow-up to the NYC-based rapper-meets-producer duo’s 2016 album Human Error, the long-awaited reunion by these chummy alums of the ‘we are the karma kids’ indie hip-hop collective offers a rich and disquietingly relatable vision of our modern lives.
Those accustomed to Duncecap’s generally sad songs in the vein of his Backwoodz Studioz debut Miserable Then or the intricate introspection of Pay Or Dispute and the steel tipped dove team-up The Need To Know might be taken aback by the confrontational, at times furious nature of the material here. Emboldened by Banana’s unruly, maximalist beats, the cuttingly witty emcee unearths a dormant delivery teeming with the high-energy indignation found in their older work together.
That rediscovered aggression amplifies the artist’s capacity for self-reflection and channels it into a Lennon-esque primal scream. Amid this cathartic exercise, Duncecap takes both himself and others to task, raging against late capitalism and normalized fascism on a personal, almost microcosmic level. In slyly condemning hustle culture, urgently exploiting sleep as a form of escapism, and coming to terms with mental health outcomes, he actively explores true accountability. All of this is done in symbiotic tandem with Banana’s shapeshifting soundtrack of custom-built structures, including some decidedly danceable moments as well as gratifyingly grittier ones.
Joining these gents on Comfortable Suffering are guests Fatboi Sharif, k-the-i???, and Old Grape God, collectively providing a broader, multi-generational set of perspectives to the mix. When consumed in full, its substantive breadth and depth taken into account, the album fills the void into which we’re otherwise shouting, offering an active opportunity to combat helplessness and reclaim some control in chaotic times. — Gary Suarez
releases March 18, 2026
All songs written and performed by Duncecap
All songs produced by Samurai Banana
Mixmastered by steel tipped dove
Album Art by chopthehead
