Tips of the Gentle is a standout EP from E.G. Phillips, a San Francisco-based artist who first caught our ears a pair months again with the discharge’s finale “When It Will get Darkish.” The cinematic-like string preparations and luxurious acoustics melded with lovely precision there, and that compellingly expansive people enchantment continues all through the EP’s 5 different tracks, as nicely.
Phillips recorded the EP with two-time Grammy profitable producer/arranger Nahuel Bronzini (Mixing Engineer, Incredible Negrito) and his musical counterpart Felipe Ubeda (aka Cigarbox Man). “‘We’re the sum of our reminiscences’ a hero of mine of as soon as mentioned — and my very own influences from the worlds of folks, jazz, and classical are all plainly on show,” Phillips says. “I used to be fortunate sufficient to fulfill Nahuel a number of years in the past at Music Expo convention and convey all this collectively for what I hope will likely be a mesmerizing expertise for the listener.”
Phillips’ songwriting immerses in its thematic vary, from “When It Will get Darkish” enjoying as an ode to react content material, to a wide range of allusions to mythology, literature, and historical past all through the EP’s tracks. Living proof, EP opener “From the Nook of My Eye” takes narrative inspiration from William Blake’s The Tyger, pondering actuality and creativeness with metaphorical sharpness. One other standout, “The Albatross Track (Mellow Like)” is impressed by Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s The Rime of the Historic Mariner, and performs as a brand new rendition of a observe from Phillips’ second album — masterfully mixing classical and people entrancement.
An exploration of hope — each its emergence and diminishment — enthralls on “The Place The place Tomorrow Shines the Brightest,” the place somber string infusions, prancing piano, and regular acoustics complement a conversational but poetic vocal prowess. Tips of the Gentle is an EP that constantly envelops with its high quality songwriting and chamber-folk captivation.
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This and different tracks featured this month will be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
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