Rockin’ Roulette and Chameleon Wheelhouse are the two previous releases from David A. He has been working on a new EP entitled Lit and recently released two songs to give us a sneak peak of how he is evolving and refining his sound.
The first song “Balustrade” starts with a tom heavy drum beat and slightly distorted guitar progression quickly after with vocals. It doesn't take long for more guitars to emphasize certain chords. The song felt like a slow burn with memorable melodies. I thought the lead guitar work around the two-minute mark was inventive. There’s one guitar which sounds similar to some you might hear from Eddie Van Halen and the other sounded more like a sitar. I’m not sure if this was actually a sitar but it worked. By the end of the song it sounded like a hard rock song. Up next is “If I'm So Strange” which actually doesn't sound too far from “Balustrade.” The song is again sort of slow burn with strains of feedback from the guitar and heavy beat. His vocals sometimes go into spoken word territory but not often. There’s another guitar solo a little before the two-minute mark and again some exceptional playing. The song does get more intense as it progresses with some additional vocal harmonies. The two songs I heard felt like certified rock to me. There weren’t too many surprises but the delivery was solid. Perhaps the aspect I enjoyed the most was the fact the songs did feel like I was listening to an artist who is confident in what he wants to play. If the EP expands on this signature sound he has developed I’m sure it will be one of more successful releases to date
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