The Something EP by Happier? is a breath of recent, punk air. A wave of highly effective guitars and thrashing drums set the backdrop for agonisingly lovely lyrics that mesh in a cloud of genre-defying haze. This EP is a must-listen and an ideal stepping stone for an rising band, don’t miss out on the Something EP!
Happier? – Something EP
The lead into the EP on ‘If I Couldn’t Stay With out You’ kicks off with a lullaby that provides the listener a false sense of consolation. Seconds later a picture takes form. The drums kick and the guitar smashes as the true sound unveils – an ideal mix of pop-punk and thrash steel. A real image of damage is created all through the music and by the tip you wouldn’t be a miss in case you’ve shed a tear. An ideal portrait of true, unadorned love. An absolute deal with of a primary music. That is simply the observe to come back again to on this EP.
‘Something’ retains the identical feeling and cuts deeper into an already bleeding coronary heart, round two minutes and twenty seconds into the music there’s a slight change in tempo that lulls us right into a hope for happier days however then we’re attacked with essentially the most highly effective part on the EP – uncooked emotion. With the band ensuring we’re asking ourselves, ‘Are we happier now?’.
A beautiful piano introduction kicks off ‘My Lover My Buddy’, persevering with this movement for a powerful however delicate construct right into a smack-in-the-face refrain. The second verse is unbiased of all the things that’s come earlier than it and thrashes us between gentle, darkish, love and loss with tantalising lyrics all through.
Brace your self for ‘Bitter’ because the pop-punk symphonies of the previous are gone and it’s time for true heavy steel to reign. The uncooked emotion will slice via the listener and while you lay there questioning all of it, a beating symphony of guitars and drums will safely information you house.
‘The place Your Eyes Go’ follows an identical simple begin, slowly constructing right into a barely extra devilish finish and bursting into a real pop-punk refrain. The ending is straight out of a dwelling, strolling imaginative and prescient with a superbly, complicated bow tied on a very masterful EP.
All through it’s clear many genres are encapsulated inside the EP however that is solely talked about to draw followers of all genres as this EP is for everybody and shouldn’t be boxed in.
The Something EP is a spectacle of artwork and cautious craftsmanship, it gives a little bit of all the things for any punk or steel fan with a mesh of gorgeous melodies, robust lyrics and pulverising devices. It’s an EP that retains you guessing in all the perfect methods – a real hallmark of nice artwork. I’m already excited for future tasks however for now, I’ll relaxation simple realizing that nice music remains to be in protected arms.
“Listeners will depart the Something EP with three burning questions: ‘How can I see this band reside?’, ‘Why am I crying and smiling?’ and ‘Am I happier now?”
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Phrases by Thomas Pressley Hitchcock
