One of the things I love about this job is hearing artists improve and evolve. That in my opinion is exactly what I’m noticing happening to Liz Rohr. The young artist who is only sixteen years old released YEAH YEAH and it is her best release yet.
The EP features four songs and is filled with hooks, inventive instrumentation and well written lyrics. I thought the first song “Villain” was one the best songs I heard from her. The song has a Brazilian type of rhythm but the song also has a bedroom pop/rock vibe. She incorporates some engaging elements and the song is dynamic. The hook repeats a number of times but with different levels of intensity and energy. “If You Asked Me”is a little more intimate. There’s a little bit of an older ’50s vibe here in terms of the way the chords are strummed and also the lyrics. The approach however is similar to Frankie Cosmos. “Like You” is more rocking than the previous song. I liked this song quite a bit but I did notice there are very few low frequencies. My thought was a bass could have filled up the low end and driven the song a bit more. That being said there’s some fantastic guitar work and again the vocals are very catchy. Last up is “I Don’t Wanna Go” and it starts with a wobbly guitar which sounds great against the cleaner guitar. She laments at first but it ends up being the most upbeat song as she repeats the name of the song. There are points on the verse where she sounds a bit like Courtney Barneet and she crushes it with vocal harmonies. This is a huge step up for the artist and all the songs were enjoyable. Rohr is finding her sound and the only thing I can say is “keep going.” Recommended.
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