Introspective songwriting and lightly doubled vocals, brighter rock hooks following warm synths and keys through what proves a unique but effective songwriting and artistic style. Cypress Key starts off his latest EP with a song that quietly intrigues at first, then bursts in to life in a bold and beautiful way.
Reflecting with unfiltered honesty upon a life impacted by generational struggles and accountability for personal mistakes, Magazine and Jackson is a finely gathered arrangement of conceptually interconnected songs. It’s also a brilliant introduction to Cypress Key, whose voice in both substance and tone proves intoxicating.
All of this is true increasingly for even just the opening song. Hey Sunshine is a sensational original work, sometimes heartbreakingly melancholic during its thoughtful verses, then suddenly euphoric and celebratory during its distorted and colourful, vocally impassioned and harmonised chorus.
The set-up is completely unexpected, and is profoundly raw in its humanity – something that takes you back a little, not in a formulaic manner, but in a sort of, ‘damn, this feels like real life, but also sounds amazing’ kind of way.
Expect the juxtaposition of muggy keys and gritty guitars, acoustic strums, energising rhythms, and vocals that draw influence from the sixties folk and rock legends who once paved the way. The songwriting is key, but the emotional integrity is also crucial, and Cypress Key holds tightly to both throughout the enchanting and thought-provoking songs of Magazine and Jackson.
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