Lush reflective songwriting with a genuinely original twist of character – Kobe’s song Old connects for its unique personal melodic inflections, the voice, and these relatable and real references to the passing of time; its inevitable, the inescapable grip.
In introducing the brand new EP 24, that song is powerful, memorable, and refreshing in its purity and emotional conviction. Kobe keeps things raw on the recording front, an intimate rock arrangement, with unmistakable vocals guiding us into this evocative outcry on behalf of growing old.
Four songs in full make up the 24 EP, something like country folk with an edge of both modern originality and timeless old school swagger. The topic is clear, the confronting roadblock of reality that we encounter once the teenage and early twenties playfulness subsides. Kobe tackles the subject with honesty and heart.
One More Night in Boston is an indie jam, raw again and loaded with distortion, and both of these songs feature a trademark move of suddenly raising the tempo after a mellow introduction. The same quality of shifting the pace is also found throughout the brilliantly artistic gem Maybe it’s the Drugs.
A dash of Jake Bugg with a touch of yesteryear rock uplift and contrastingly uncertain, even dark lyrics. Kobe masters melody, groove, and juxtaposition, with the sensational songwriting and creative identity of 24.
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