Mike Posner returned – arguably out of nowhere – with a new, and extremely interesting album. Genre bending and unique, Operation: Wake Up begins with a spoken introduction from Posner about how the album should be enjoyed. Posner asks listeners to dedicated 36 minutes of their time, uninterrupted, to listen to the album all-the-way through. More shockingly, Posner says that if any listeners struggle with any form of mental illness, to not listen to his album. 
Posner’s album returns to the true art of storytelling that albums of the past used to do and follows a story chronologically. Posner uses both music and narration to create a plot. While some may think his introduction of listening instructions is pretentious, I absolutely agreed with Posner. 
Posner uses tracks on the album to show the creation of a song that appears later in the list. His album is using a similar skill as films by being self-aware, and breaking the fourth-wall with his listeners. Rather than being a spectator to the music that is already created, we are a part of the process.  
This album is extremely refreshing and surprising. There is truly nothing like this out there right now, and I say that in the least dramatic way possible. 
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