Andrew Aged latest EP Crown
- adrianna e
- Nov 18
- 3 min read
As a fan of Mk.gee, I’m constantly craving that same sound he creates. Two Star & The Dream Police launched him into the mainstream, but it was also the project that solidified my deep love for his artistry. I first heard his music in college through a friend who had exceptional taste— annoyingly good taste. To this day I wish I still had her natural ability to find such unique and unreal artists. (She also put me onto Dijon, so clearly she knows what's up lol.)
After graduating, I found myself listening to Two Star almost every day. I had hit a rough patch—struggling to find a job, no car, falling behind on rent, and eventually moving back home to Dallas. It all happened so abruptly. Graduating early, leaving the life I’d built, carrying debt, and not knowing how to use my degree… it was a lonely spiral. Wanting to be creative takes both talent and audacity, and at that time I had neither. I fully gave up.
But Two Star & The Dream Police hit me harder than anything I’d heard in years. I really believe music finds you when you need it, and boy did I need that album.
Since then, I’ve been chasing that same feeling—that rush of something melodic, raw, truly creative and almost overwhelming. Mk.gee’s fingerprints are everywhere if you know where to look. Most recently he produced on Justin Bieber’s new album Swag, working alongside Dijon. Hearing his production again? Instant breath of fresh air.
Which brings me to Andrew Aged and his brand-new EP crown. Released today, it's littered with the sound Mk.gee and Aged collaborated to weave into Two Star.
What I find interesting about a lot of music today is how stripped-down and deconstructed everything feels. crown has this real, raw, emotional , angelic energy to it. It opens with “Banner,” where Mk.gee’s guitar tears right into the track while Aged sings like he’s hovering somewhere just above it. The whole project feels a little chaotic, like you’re walking around inside Aged’s mind as he processes something divine. Maybe I’m interpreting it wrong, but here’s what stood out to me:
You’re not an orphan and not a failure
Just haven't seen what glory awaits you
There’s time to be born of the spirit
Flesh is the flesh and it can't inherit
Eyes see what the spirit says
See a welcome banner now
There’s a waving banner now
From what I can gather, the EP has this pseudo-religious thread running through it. “The Road” feels like a slower, deconstructed 80s track—very Lonely Flight coded.
I walk the road
The road with your direction
I walk the road
With the promise and your protection
I swore you [?] and perfection
I bow my head
I find the self-destruction
“Heights” floats a little more. It feels like a song about achieving something great not by earning it, but by being given it and the complicated pressure that comes with that.
And every tear that has fallen into your hands
Is with you now.
And every night that I couldn’t even feel [?]
Feel you now
And now you’ve brought me to heights and there's no way
No way down
From now on, all I want is what you want from me
I gave up my rights and I know you gave your life for me
I’ll keep digging into this music, chasing that feeling that first drew me to Mk.gee. Crown is a reminder of why I fell in love with these raw, emotional, and boundary-pushing sounds in the first place—and it’s exciting to watch Andrew Aged step into his own voice while carrying that energy forward. If this EP is any indication, there’s so much more ahead, and I can’t wait to see and hear where it all goes next.