Seth Emmert has been writing songs for about four or five years which isn’t very long in my opinion but he is off to a good start with his release Doomsday Etc. The EP contains five songs but is only fifteen minutes long and goes by fast. Emmert explains “Doomsday Etc is a reflection on and a reckoning with the problems of incarnation and suffering. It's about attachment, aversion, pain, but mostly my own tendency to kind of get off on my own obsessive and depressive nature.” I can relate and truth be told I’m sure millions of people out there find themselves in a very similar situation.
“Bluecartoonblues” is the opener and a clear highlight. It's intimate, warm and melancholy. Emmert gets the delivery and sincerity right and avoids feeling like a “woe is me” pity party. There are subtle backwards effects that add to the experience and also I thought the electric piano sounded good. “Deathwish'' is a good song as well. It starts off with a very similar vibe but the added instrumentation like drums and pads that show up halfway through the song give it a hopeful and triumphant feeling. “Reckoning” reminds me quite a bit of Bright Eyes, especially their early material I was listening to about twenty years ago. “To Drought or Drown'' is lush and dreamlike and slowly begins more intensely. Last up is “Doomsday” which is a simple song revolving a couple chords but again well delivered. The artist displays his talent with this release and I think if he continues to dedicate his time to songwriting he can expand on some of the ideas and structure with relative ease. Overall, this is an introduction that made me a fan and I look forward to hearing where he goes from here.
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Seth
3/25/2021 01:40:04 pm
thanks for taking the time with this release! glad you enjoyed and are spreading the love.
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