Fulfilling rock mystique and compelling folks intertwine on LAZARENE, the consuming new EP from Dean Muscat, a singer-songwriter primarily based in Malta. “These little musical tales discover themes of place, id, and private reawakening,” he says, whereas additionally noting how Maltese and Mediterranean themes are infused inside tracks drawn from private expertise. “These songs are private, some drawn from issues I’ve lived via, others formed by how I see life in Malta and round me as we speak,” Muscat says.
“Darkness” opens the EP with palpable immersion, as twangy guitars and scene-setting vocals exude a debonair attraction. “I see the darkness, I really feel the clouds closing in,” Muscat sings, conveying a way of foreboding — and excelling into a tasty second half with extra expressive guitar actions and backing vocal haunts. “My Muse is Gone” ensues with a extra folk-ready lushness, weaving melancholic “blue because the moon / I cried me a river” sentiments alongside tender acoustics and lonesome electrical guitar. Dean Muscat envelops throughout each rock-ready vigor and folk-forward introspection, and the EP’s opening one-two punch showcases exactly that.
One other spotlight arises in “Her Odyssey,” which is particularly indicative of the EP’s thematic concentrate on discovering oneself once more following being misplaced. “She maps out her odyssey,” Muscat’s vocals start inside a ghostly folks entrancement, audibly depicting a private journey thereafter as beautiful guitar work drives into the “haunted by ghosts of yesteryear” vocal contemplations. The “life begins to bloom” sentiments on the following finale “Evening’s Finish” appears like an clever continuation, conveying new beginnings following tumult. LAZARENE is an absorbing success of an EP from Dean Muscat.
—
“Darkness” and different tracks featured this month will be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Rising Singles’ Spotify playlist.
We found this launch through MusoSoup.
