review
eps are quite tricky to review since they’re so short
easy way to lose, ray bulls ep and their second full work on spotify, is only 6 songs which makes sense in the context of an ep but it definitely did leave me wanting more (which i guess is the point)
they do have an actual album they released back in 2011, but they released this ep just a little over a month ago and i figured its best to go by their latest work
what i found interesting while doing a bit of research and going through their social medias is that they are very active on there and have quite a big fan base already in a way in which an ‘influencer’ has a fanbase and not just a typical musician – they produce very tik tok like (if i can use that as a genre) videos promoting their music which i guess is something more and more artists should and need to do to stand out
not to knock on them in any way, if anything it helps them, my gf had separately found their music 2 weeks before me through instagram reels
back to their music though, it is extremely catchy and easy going – both of their voices work great together and the autotune is used very tastefully
the beats in the back of songs like go home, nevr, the new thing dies, and name something better are really good, and it’s a large part of why they are some of my favorite songs
the layering is general just fills everything out and makes the songs feel very atmospheric and almost psychedelic in a relaxing way
if i had to describe it, i would say indie pop or something like that
the music fills the niche of happy music to have in the background while you drive or run or do anything that just requires a nice smooth backtrack
i guess that would lead to my sole complaint which is that the music does not have very much depth in terms of substance, but i do not think every genre of music really needs that
well my sole complaint aside from the smaller complaint about the ‘i know how to suck some cock’ line in complicated – that shit was just out of left field
aside from that though, with their use of social media and the traction they’re getting, their next album should be a big moment for them, and i am looking forward to it