Leaf Eaterr is the solo indie-pop project of Lucas Wager. The three-track EP Leaf Eaterr, released in July 2020, is his debut.
“Spaceship” starts the set. It features clean, poppy layers of guitar and dry, up-front vocals. The first chorus and second verse add more synths and layers, featuring some nice panning effects. Wager’s tone on the solo is very cool and cuts right through--is it a guitar? Keyboard? Doesn’t matter: it works well. The breakdown section includes the obligatory spacey synths (fitting his “now I make spaceship sounds” lyric) before a reprise of the chorus. There’s nothing groundbreaking here, but it’s a very pleasant, well-produced pop package. “Slow,” the second track, follows the same blueprint and general arrangement. The song features accessible guitar licks, a hooky chorus and expanding production as the song unspools. The bass work stands out, as do the keyboard parts on the breakdown and solo sections. Leaf Eaterr closes with “Water” which is slightly different. Wager wrote this track on keyboard instead of guitar, and it shows, as the song is keyboard-driven. “Water” could have been part of a John Hughes movie soundtrack. Wager makes good use of classic ‘80s sounds (is that a DX7?), and a vintage-sounding drum machine. The bridge features synth sounds that could have been ripped from a Prince record. I loved these sounds when they were “new” and they still work today. And that’s it. Three pop delights. Hooky melodies. Delectable sounds. Good production. What else do you need?
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