Songs for Emylia is the recent release from The Pierce Project. I’ve reviewed very similar albums and sentiment before. I have to admit the album cover art combined with the title, while tender came off as saccharine to me. It was just a visceral reaction where I presumed this is going to be something geared towards their love for this young child but wasn’t going to be general enough for a larger audience to connect with. Luckily, I was wrong about this and felt the lyrics and themes were broad, relatable and easy to understand.
The songs were hit and miss for me but more hit. Some of the songs felt a little too cute and almost like they were aware of their own “cuteness.” The songs are always catchy and from a technical standout simple 4/4 type songs with melodies you might find yourself singing in the shower. You can hear shades of early The Boy Least Likely To, They Might be Giants and to a lesser degree Flaming Lips on a song like “Oh Banana.” This song and many others have a playful quality as if they could be on a TV show for kids but it’s actually well written and anyone of any age can appreciate it. One anomaly is “P.S.” which while not exactly dark isn’t quite playful either. They sound good here and I encourage them to explore this tone on future releases. The next couple songs like “Love” and “Tenderness” are quite good and standouts in the batch. This was a solid release from beginning to end. Personally, I have to be in a certain mood for an album with this tone. Some albums are mood dependent and this was one of them. I think a lot of people will appreciate this album and encourage you to take a listen.
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