Balancing good and evil, light and darkness, ying and yang has been a part of human culture for centuries. Being able to have a perfect balance of polar opposites is an interesting concept and has been a part of music for a very long time. Recent examples of this might be the aggressive guitars and clean, soaring vocals found in many songs by Deftones, or the ‘split-personality’ vocals used by Alexisonfire. Balancing aggressive and clean tones in music is a very effective way of producing some incredible songs.
Speak Easy have recently finished a three track EP which involves a fantastic balance between the two tones. From the off, ‘Black Day’ kicks out loud, in your face guitar and drums. It hits your entire body and draws you into the assumption, ‘ah, I know what to expect in these next few songs.’ On the contrary… The vocals soar high over the music to create an amazing melodic element to the song. This blend of heavy guitars and bass, powerful drums and melodic singing is such a drawing point to this EP. They have got it spot on.
The other two songs: ‘Cheating Ideal’ is spontaneous as you like, hardcore rhythms; passing onto slow melodies followed up with a killer breakdown keeps you guessing. ‘We Will Never Be’ a solid song, carrying on the same ideals from before. The vocal range is tested a lot more in this song but the singer carries it off perfectly.
This is a solid EP from Speak Easy. They have created powerful sounds, hardcore riffs and all with incredible vocal hooks. This is music straight from the soul; that turns heads around makes you listen. They have successfully balanced aggressiveness and melodic music into one, amazing EP. Good effort Speak Easy.
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