Some projects feel like they’re looking ahead. Screwdriver Sunset feels more like Omari Alltimer taking a moment to look around.
Produced by Professor Payne, the five-track EP comes out of Alltimer’s seven years in Los Angeles—a period that changed his life in ways that went beyond music. He arrived in the city in October 2019 going by Ois4 Omari, but time, experience, and everything that came with living in LA gradually brought him back to his own name and identity.
“I wanted the world to know me as Ois4 Omari,” Alltimer explains. “Living in LA these last 7 years allowed me to remember who I really am, Omari AllTimer.”
That idea gives the EP its emotional pull. Screwdriver Sunset isn’t really interested in giving a polished version of the past. Alltimer makes room for the good memories alongside the harder parts—the moments that didn’t go as planned, the things he had to learn, and the experiences that only make sense with a little distance.
The music follows that same feeling. Professor Payne keeps the production warm and spacious, giving Alltimer room to settle into his writing rather than crowding it. “screwdriver sunsets” opens the project with a soulful, reflective mood, while “porcupine” drifts into hazier territory. “solidation” leans further into its wistful side, built around keyboards, bass, and organic percussion, before “greenleaf” brings some brighter energy into the mix. “pins & needles” closes things out on a more nostalgic note.
Despite the different textures, the EP never feels like it’s trying too hard to prove anything. It moves at its own pace, which makes sense for a project centered around reflection. There’s a calmness to it, but it isn’t the kind of calm that comes from having everything figured out. It feels more like the calm that arrives after you’ve already been through the difficult part.
That may be what Screwdriver Sunset captures best. Alltimer isn’t simply reminiscing about his years in California. He’s looking at them from a new distance and recognizing what they left behind.
For a project rooted in seven years of change, it ultimately comes back to something simple: knowing yourself a little better than you did before.
Listen to Screwdriver Sunset here now.
