The memorable debut album from Nashville-based artist Grayson Foster, Completely happy Unhappy Nothing melds persistently hooky pop songwriting with relatable introspection — spanning from ruminations on rising older, and the temptations of hanging onto youth, to experiences with love and relationships. Productions span from orchestral-laden intrigue to ’80s nostalgia and fashionable pop savvy, sustaining a cohesive enthrallment in its knack for replay-inducement and heartfelt lyrical prowess.
“I’m completely happy, I’m unhappy, I’m nothing in any respect,” Foster’s vocals open the album on the emotive title observe, reassuring that “not less than I acquired a girl such as you” as mellow keys and gliding guitars construct with momentum. A transparent sense of appreciation for one’s companion radiates inside a dreamy pop arsenal, attaining a very blissful entrancement as clean saxophone and twinkling piano intertwine alongside wordless vocal expressions. The following “Broad Open” continues the introspective allure. “I’m frozen / I’m broad open,” Foster sings amidst jangling guitars and a bouncy bass drive, conjuring an infectious ’80s pop nostalgia crossed with a contemporary shine, reminiscent fondly of The 1975. Completely happy Unhappy Nothing is ready into pleasurable movement with a really sturdy introductory one-two punch.
One other pleasant album single, “Tragic Nostalgic” exudes a “chasing a sense” lyrical sentiment as quaint guitars and climactic rhythms construct with immersion. “There’s a lot to hold,” Foster lets out, reflecting on the expertise of rising older and basking in nostalgia that may be warming although additionally overly so, in lingering inside these previous recollections. “I’m a tragic nostalgic, can’t do a rattling factor about it,” Foster continues, enamoring amidst an effervescent manufacturing. “Mother was cooking for me, life was really easy,” the lyrics mirror into “grass is just too lengthy” maturity tasks, consuming in its “the place has on a regular basis gone?” reflections on the shift from carefree childhood into task-filled maturity.
A sunrise-set craving flows on the beautiful “See You within the AM,” the place a bubbly pop brightness centered round a catchy title-centric hook imparts emotions of recent love — that lingers for much longer than a one-night enterprise. “See You within the PM” embraces a extra laid-back, acoustic-laden manufacturing, reflective of continued relationship development the place companions naked their souls. “I wanna drive your little automobile, park it proper beneath the celebrities, I wanna see you at the hours of darkness,” Foster’s magnetic vocals stir. One other spotlight arises in “Sleepy Child,” the place playful strings and an adoring lyrical sense pair with glistening synths for a lush gem of a manufacturing. Capped off by the dynamic “By no means Neglect,” which dazzles from hazy synth recollections to punchy pop charisma, Completely happy Unhappy Nothing is an enveloping, from-the-heart pop success from Grayson Foster.
